African Hill Babbler
Sylvia abyssinica(RĂĽppell, WPES, 1840)
English (US) African Hill Babbler
The African Hill Babbler (Sylvia abyssinica) 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 Sylviidae (Sylviid Warblers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Sylvia abyssinica
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Hill Babbler
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1840)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Sylvia abyssinica monachus
- Sylvia abyssinica claudei
- Sylvia abyssinica ansorgei
- Sylvia abyssinica stierlingi
- Sylvia abyssinica stictigula
- Sylvia abyssinica abyssinica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Drymophila abyssinica
- Described by
- (RĂĽppell, WPES, 1840)
- Type locality
- Simen Mountains, Begemdir Province, northern Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel lief 13 p.108 pl.40 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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