Cassin's Honeybird
Prodotiscus insignis(Cassin, J, 1856)
English (US) Cassin's Honeybird
The Cassin's Honeybird (Prodotiscus insignis) 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 Indicatoridae (Honeyguides) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Prodotiscus insignis
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cassin's Honeybird
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1856)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Prodotiscus insignis flavodorsalis
- Prodotiscus insignis insignis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hetoerodes insignis
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1856)
- Type locality
- Moonda River, Gaboon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8 p.157
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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