Blue Jewel-babbler
Ptilorrhoa caerulescens(Temminck, CJ, 1836)
English (US) Blue Jewel-babbler
The Blue Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa caerulescens) 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 Cinclosomatidae (Jewel-babblers and Quail-thrushes) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Ptilorrhoa caerulescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue Jewel-babbler
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Ptilorrhoa caerulescens caerulescens
- Ptilorrhoa caerulescens neumanni
- Ptilorrhoa caerulescens nigricrissus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Eupetes caerulescens
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1836)
- Type locality
- Lobo [lat. 3° 45' S., long. 134° 05' E.], New Guinea.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.97, vol.2 pl.574
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Jewel-babblers and Quail-thrushes
Spotted Jewel-babbler
Ptilorrhoa leucosticta
Brown-headed Jewel-babbler
Ptilorrhoa geislerorum
Chestnut-backed Jewel-babbler
Ptilorrhoa castanonota
Spotted Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma punctatum
Chestnut Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma castanotum
Copperback Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma clarum
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma castaneothorax
Western Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma marginatum
Cinnamon Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma cinnamomeum
Nullarbor Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma alisteri
Painted Quail-thrush
Cinclosoma ajax
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