Swainson's Flycatcher
Myiarchus swainsoniCabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860
English (US) Swainson's Flycatcher
The Swainson's Flycatcher (Myiarchus swainsoni) 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 swainsoni
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Swainson's Flycatcher
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Myiarchus swainsoni phaeonotus
- Myiarchus swainsoni pelzelni
- Myiarchus swainsoni ferocior
- Myiarchus swainsoni swainsoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- M[yiarchus] Swainsoni
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL; Heine, F, 1860
- Type locality
- Brazil; restricted to Rio de Janeiro by Todd, 1922, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 35, p. 203.
- Original description
- Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der orithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine 2 p.72
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Short-crested Flycatcher
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Sooty-crowned Flycatcher
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