Tawny Straightbill
Timeliopsis griseigula(Schlegel, H, 1871)
English (US) Tawny Straightbill
The Tawny Straightbill (Timeliopsis griseigula) 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 Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Timeliopsis griseigula
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tawny Straightbill
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Timeliopsis griseigula griseigula
- Timeliopsis griseigula fulviventris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Euthyrhynchus griseigula
- Described by
- (Schlegel, H, 1871)
- Type locality
- Sorong (west coast of Vogelkop Peninsula) and west coast of Geelvink Bay, New Guinea; restricted to Sorong by Mayr, 1941, List New Guinea Birds, p. 190.
- Original description
- Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 4 p.39
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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