Straw-backed Tanager
Stilpnia argyrofenges(Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1876)
English (US) Straw-backed Tanager
The Straw-backed Tanager (Stilpnia argyrofenges) 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 Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Stilpnia argyrofenges
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Straw-backed Tanager
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Stilpnia argyrofenges caeruleigularis
- Stilpnia argyrofenges argyrofenges
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Calliste argyrofenges
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1876)
- Type locality
- Tilotilo, prov. Yungas [=Yungas of La Paz], Bolivia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876, pt.2 p.354 pl.30 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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