Fulvous-headed Tanager
Thlypopsis fulvicepsCabanis, JL, 1851
English (US) Fulvous-headed Tanager
The Fulvous-headed Tanager (Thlypopsis fulviceps) 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
- Thlypopsis fulviceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fulvous-headed Tanager
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1851
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Thlypopsis fulviceps fulviceps
- Thlypopsis fulviceps obscuriceps
- Thlypopsis fulviceps meridensis
- Thlypopsis fulviceps intensa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Th[lypopsis] fulviceps
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1851
- Type locality
- Caraccas [,Venezuela] .
- Original description
- Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der orithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine 1 p.138
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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