Fiscal Flycatcher
Sigelus silens(Shaw, G, 1809)
English (US) Fiscal Flycatcher
The Fiscal Flycatcher (Sigelus silens) 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 Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Sigelus silens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fiscal Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1809)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sigelus silens lawsoni
- Sigelus silens silens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Lanius silens
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1809)
- Type locality
- forests of Auteniquoi ex Levaillant = Knysna district, Cape Province.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 7, pt2 p.330
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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