Green-backed Honeybird
Prodotiscus zambesiaeShelley, GE, 1894
English (US) Green-backed Honeybird
The Green-backed Honeybird (Prodotiscus zambesiae) 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 zambesiae
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green-backed Honeybird
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1894
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Prodotiscus zambesiae ellenbecki
- Prodotiscus zambesiae zambesiae
- Prodotiscus zambesiae lathburyi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1894
- Type locality
- Zomba, Nyasaland.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.6, no.21 p.8
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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