Northern Nightingale-Wren
Microcerculus philomela(Salvin, O, 1861)
English (US) Northern Nightingale-Wren
The Northern Nightingale-Wren (Microcerculus philomela) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Troglodytidae (Wrens) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: humid southern Mexico (northern Chiapas) to central Costa RicaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Microcerculus philomela
- Family
- Troglodytidae (Wrens)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Nightingale-Wren
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1861)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cyphorhinus philomela
- Described by
- (Salvin, O, 1861)
- Type locality
- Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861, pt.2 p.202
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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