Babbling Starling
Neocichla gutturalis(Bocage, JVB, 1871)
English (US) Babbling Starling
The Babbling Starling (Neocichla gutturalis) 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 Sturnidae (Rhabdornis, Starlings, and Mynas) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Neocichla gutturalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Babbling Starling
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Neocichla gutturalis gutturalis
- Neocichla gutturalis angusta
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Crateropus gutturalis
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1871)
- Type locality
- Huilla, Angola.
- Original description
- Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes. Publicado sob os Auspicios da Academia Real das Sciencas de Lisboa (1), 3 p.272
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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