Southern Variable Pitohui
Pitohui uropygialis(Gray, GR, 1862)
English (US) Southern Variable Pitohui
The Southern Variable Pitohui (Pitohui uropygialis) 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 Oriolidae (Old World Orioles) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pitohui uropygialis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Southern Variable Pitohui
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Pitohui uropygialis uropygialis
- Pitohui uropygialis brunneiceps
- Pitohui uropygialis nigripectus
- Pitohui uropygialis aruensis
- Pitohui uropygialis meridionalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Rectes uropygialis
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1862)
- Type locality
- Mysol Island.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861, pt.3 p.430
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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