Southern Tchagra
Tchagra tchagra(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
English (US) Southern Tchagra
The Southern Tchagra (Tchagra tchagra) 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 Malaconotidae (Bushshrikes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Tchagra tchagra
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Southern Tchagra
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Tchagra tchagra tchagra
- Tchagra tchagra natalensis
- Tchagra tchagra caffrariae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Thamnophilus tchagra
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
- Type locality
- 'Senegal ... to Cafferland' = Gamtoos River, ex Levaillant.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 3 p.317
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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