Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibiricaGmelin, JF, 1789
English (US) Dark-sided Flycatcher
The Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) 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 Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Muscicapa sibirica
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Muscicapa sibirica sibirica
- Muscicapa sibirica gulmergi
- Muscicapa sibirica cacabata
- Muscicapa sibirica rothschildi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
- Type locality
- 'circa Lacum Baikal, & in orientali Sibiria ad Camtschatcam usque'; restricted to Lake Baykal by Stuart Baker, 1923, Bull. Brit. Ornith. Club, 43, p. 155.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.936
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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