Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieillotiVigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
English (US) Australasian Figbird
The Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti) 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.
- Scientific name
- Sphecotheres vieilloti
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australasian Figbird
- Described by
- Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Sphecotheres vieilloti salvadorii
- Sphecotheres vieilloti cucullatus
- Sphecotheres vieilloti ashbyi
- Sphecotheres vieilloti flaviventris
- Sphecotheres vieilloti vieilloti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sphecotheres Vieilloti
- Described by
- Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827
- Type locality
- Keppel Bay [near Rockhampton], Queensland.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15, pt.1 p.215,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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