Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
English (US) Satin Bowerbird
The Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus) 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 Ptilonorhynchidae (Bowerbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Satin Bowerbird
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ptilonorhynchus violaceus violaceus
- Ptilonorhynchus violaceus minor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pyrrhocorax violaceus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
- Type locality
- 'Nouvelle Hollande' [= Sydney, New South Wales].
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 6 p.569
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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