Blackstart
Oenanthe melanura(Temminck, CJ, 1824)
English (US) Blackstart
The Blackstart (Oenanthe melanura) 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 melanura
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blackstart
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Oenanthe melanura melanura
- Oenanthe melanura neumanni
- Oenanthe melanura lypura
- Oenanthe melanura aussae
- Oenanthe melanura airensis
- Oenanthe melanura ultima
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Saxicola melanura
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
- Type locality
- Arabia [= Sinai Peninsula, vide Hartert, 1922, Vog. pal. Fauna, 3, p. 2165].
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.43, vol.3 pl.257 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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