South Island Piopio
Turnagra capensis(Sparrman, A, 1787)
English (US) South Island Piopio
The South Island Piopio (Turnagra capensis) 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 Oriolidae (Old World Orioles) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Turnagra capensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- South Island Piopio
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1787)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Turnagra capensis capensis
- Turnagra capensis minor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tanagra capensis
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1787)
- Type locality
- Dusky Sound, South Island.
- Original description
- Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.2 no.xlv pl.45
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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