Western Nicator
Nicator chloris(Valenciennes, A, 1826)
English (US) Western Nicator
The Western Nicator (Nicator chloris) 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 Nicatoridae (Nicators) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Senegal to northern Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern South Sudan, Uganda, and western TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Nicator chloris
- Family
- Nicatoridae (Nicators)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Nicator
- Described by
- (Valenciennes, A, 1826)
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Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius chloris
- Described by
- (Valenciennes, A, 1826)
- Type locality
- Galam [Senegal].
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 40 p.226
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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