Spectacled Longbill
Oedistoma iliolophus(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
English (US) Spectacled Longbill
The Spectacled Longbill (Oedistoma iliolophus) 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 Melanocharitidae (Longbills and Berrypeckers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Oedistoma iliolophus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spectacled Longbill
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Oedistoma iliolophus cinerascens
- Oedistoma iliolophus iliolophus
- Oedistoma iliolophus fergussonis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Melilestes iliolophus
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
- Type locality
- Miosnom [= Meos Num] and Jobi [= Japen] Island.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7(1875) p.951
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Satin Berrypecker
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Thick-billed Berrypecker
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Spotted Berrypecker
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