Wetar Figbird
Sphecotheres hypoleucusFinsch, FHO, 1898
English (US) Wetar Figbird
The Wetar Figbird (Sphecotheres hypoleucus) 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 Oriolidae (Old World Orioles) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: lowlands of Wetar (eastern Lesser Sundas)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sphecotheres hypoleucus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wetar Figbird
- Described by
- Finsch, FHO, 1898
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Finsch, FHO, 1898
- Type locality
- Wetter Island.
- Original description
- Notes from the Leyden Museum 20 p.129
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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