Large Wren-Babbler
Turdinus macrodactylus(Strickland, HE, 1844)
English (US) Large Wren-Babbler
The Large Wren-Babbler (Turdinus macrodactylus) 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 Pellorneidae (Ground Babblers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Turdinus macrodactylus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Large Wren-Babbler
- Described by
- (Strickland, HE, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Turdinus macrodactylus macrodactylus
- Turdinus macrodactylus beauforti
- Turdinus macrodactylus lepidopleura
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Malacopteron macrodactylum
- Described by
- (Strickland, HE, 1844)
- Type locality
- Malacca.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.1, vol.13, no.86 p.417
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Graminicola bengalensis
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Black-throated Wren-Babbler
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Sooty-capped Babbler
Malacopteron affine
Grey-breasted Babbler
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Scaly-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron cinereum
Rufous-crowned Babbler
Malacopteron magnum
Moustached Babbler
Malacopteron magnirostre
Melodious Babbler
Malacopteron palawanense
White-hooded Babbler
Gampsorhynchus rufulus
Collared Babbler
Gampsorhynchus torquatus
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