Brown-backed Honeybird
Prodotiscus regulusSundevall, CJ, 1850
English (US) Brown-backed Honeybird
The Brown-backed Honeybird (Prodotiscus regulus) 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 regulus
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-backed Honeybird
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Prodotiscus regulus camerunensis
- Prodotiscus regulus regulus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sundevall, CJ, 1850
- Type locality
- 'Caffraria inferiori et superiori' ; type from Mohapoani, Witfontein Berge, western Transvaal.
- Original description
- Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, no.4 p.109
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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