Blackcap Babbler
Turdoides reinwardtii(Swainson, WJ, 1831)
English (US) Blackcap Babbler
The Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii) 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 Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Turdoides reinwardtii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blackcap Babbler
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Turdoides reinwardtii reinwardtii
- Turdoides reinwardtii stictilaema
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Crateropus Reinwardii
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1831)
- Type locality
- 'Indian Islands,' error; type locality corrected to Senegal, by Swainson, 1837, Birds W. Africa, 1, p. 276.
- Original description
- Zoological Illustrations ser.2, vol.2, no.17 pl.80,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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