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Mocking Cliff Chat

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1836)

English (US) Mocking Cliff Chat

The Mocking Cliff Chat (Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris) 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 Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Family
Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Mocking Cliff Chat
Described by
(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1836)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Turdus cinnamomeiventris
Described by
(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1836)
Type locality
Cape of Good Hope [= Cape Province, fide Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 463].
Original description
Magasin de Zoologie 6 cl.2 pl.55,56

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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