Spotted Jewel-babbler
Ptilorrhoa leucosticta(Sclater, PL, 1874)
English (US) Spotted Jewel-babbler
The Spotted Jewel-babbler (Ptilorrhoa leucosticta) 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 leucosticta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Jewel-babbler
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1874)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Ptilorrhoa leucosticta leucosticta
- Ptilorrhoa leucosticta mayri
- Ptilorrhoa leucosticta centralis
- Ptilorrhoa leucosticta sibilans
- Ptilorrhoa leucosticta menawa
- Ptilorrhoa leucosticta amabilis
- Ptilorrhoa leucosticta loriae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Eupetes leucostictus
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1874)
- Type locality
- Hatam, Arfak Mountains, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873, pt.3 p.690 pl.52
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Jewel-babblers and Quail-thrushes
Blue Jewel-babbler
Ptilorrhoa caerulescens
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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