Chinese Blackbird
Turdus mandarinusBonaparte, CLJL, 1850
English (US) Chinese Blackbird
The Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus) 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 Turdidae (Thrushes and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Turdus mandarinus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chinese Blackbird
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Turdus mandarinus sowerbyi
- Turdus mandarinus mandarinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- T[urdus] mandarinus
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
- Type locality
- Asia or China [= Amoy to Shanghai; vide Swinhoe, 1860, Ibis, p. 56].
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.275
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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