Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Blue Grosbeak
The Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) 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 Cardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Passerina caerulea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue Grosbeak
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Passerina caerulea caerulea
- Passerina caerulea interfusa
- Passerina caerulea salicaria
- Passerina caerulea eurhyncha
- Passerina caerulea chiapensis
- Passerina caerulea deltarhyncha
- Passerina caerulea lazula
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia caerulea
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Carolina ; restricted to South Carolina by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 315.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.175
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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