Maroon-breasted Philentoma
Philentoma velata(Temminck, CJ, 1825)
English (US) Maroon-breasted Philentoma
The Maroon-breasted Philentoma (Philentoma velata) 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 Vangidae (Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Philentoma velata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Maroon-breasted Philentoma
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1825)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Philentoma velata caesia
- Philentoma velata velata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Drymophila velata
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1825)
- Type locality
- Timor and Java; restricted to Java by Hartert, 1902, Novit. Zool., 9, p. 553.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.56, vol.3 pl.334,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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