Western Bluebill
Spermophaga haematina(Vieillot, LJP, 1807)
English (US) Western Bluebill
The Western Bluebill (Spermophaga haematina) 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 Estrildidae (Munias, Parrotfinches, Waxbills, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Spermophaga haematina
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Bluebill
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1807)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Spermophaga haematina haematina
- Spermophaga haematina togoensis
- Spermophaga haematina pustulata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia haematina
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1807)
- Type locality
- Africa ; restricted to Gold Coast by Neumann, 1910, Journ. f. Ornith., 58, p. 523.
- Original description
- Histoire naturelle des plus beaux oiseaux chanteurs de la zone torride p.102 pl.LXVII
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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