Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus(Swainson, WJ, 1827)
English (US) Black-headed Grosbeak
The Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) 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
- Pheucticus melanocephalus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Grosbeak
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pheucticus melanocephalus maculatus
- Pheucticus melanocephalus melanocephalus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Guiraca melanocephalus
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1827)
- Type locality
- Tableland, Temiscaltipec [= Temascaltepec, Mexico], Mexico.
- Original description
- The Philosophical Magazine, New Series n.s., 1 p.438
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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