Grant's Bluebill
Spermophaga poliogenys(Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1906)
English (US) Grant's Bluebill
The Grant's Bluebill (Spermophaga poliogenys) 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.
Range: primary forest of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and southwestern UgandaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spermophaga poliogenys
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Grant's Bluebill
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1906)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Spermospiza poliogenys
- Described by
- (Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1906)
- Type locality
- 20 miles north of Beni, Semliki Valley.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 19 p.32
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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