Locust Finch
Paludipasser locustellaNeave, SA, 1909
English (US) Locust Finch
The Locust Finch (Paludipasser locustella) 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 Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Paludipasser locustella
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Locust Finch
- Described by
- Neave, SA, 1909
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Paludipasser locustella locustella
- Paludipasser locustella uelensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Neave, SA, 1909
- Type locality
- near Lake Bangweulu ; type from upper Luansenshi River, northeast of Lake Bangweulu, fide Neave, 1910, Ibis, p. 251.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 25 p.25
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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