Red-tailed Ant Thrush
Neocossyphus rufus(Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884)
English (US) Red-tailed Ant Thrush
The Red-tailed Ant Thrush (Neocossyphus rufus) 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 Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Neocossyphus rufus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-tailed Ant Thrush
- Described by
- (Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Neocossyphus rufus gabunensis
- Neocossyphus rufus rufus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pseudocossyphus rufus
- Described by
- (Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A, 1884)
- Type locality
- Pangani.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 32, no.165 p.58
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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