Pale-edged Flycatcher
Myiarchus cephalotesTaczanowski, W, 1880
English (US) Pale-edged Flycatcher
The Pale-edged Flycatcher (Myiarchus cephalotes) 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 Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Myiarchus cephalotes
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pale-edged Flycatcher
- Described by
- Taczanowski, W, 1880
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Myiarchus cephalotes caribbaeus
- Myiarchus cephalotes cephalotes
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Taczanowski, W, 1880
- Type locality
- Paltaypampa and Ropaybamba, central Peru, and Tambillo, northern Peru; type from Tambillo, fide Zimmer, 1938, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 994, p. 15.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879, pt.4 p.671
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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