White-fronted Black Chat
Oenanthe albifrons(RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
English (US) White-fronted Black Chat
The White-fronted Black Chat (Oenanthe albifrons) 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 Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Oenanthe albifrons
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-fronted Black Chat
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Oenanthe albifrons frontalis
- Oenanthe albifrons limbata
- Oenanthe albifrons albifrons
- Oenanthe albifrons pachyrhyncha
- Oenanthe albifrons clericalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Saxicola albifrons
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1837)
- Type locality
- Takeragiro, Temben [= Tembien] , Abyssinia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.78
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
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Rusty-breasted Wheatear
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Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Heuglin's Wheatear
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Somali Wheatear
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Red-rumped Wheatear
Oenanthe moesta
Blackstart
Oenanthe melanura
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Sombre Rock Chat
Oenanthe dubia
Brown-tailed Rock Chat
Oenanthe scotocerca
Brown Rock Chat
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