Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius leucotis(Swainson, WJ, 1838)
English (US) Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
The Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius leucotis) 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 Vireonidae (Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Vireolanius leucotis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Vireolanius leucotis mikettae
- Vireolanius leucotis leucotis
- Vireolanius leucotis simplex
- Vireolanius leucotis bolivianus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Malaconotus leucotis
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
- Type locality
- 'Africa?' [error = South America]; Cayenne designated by Zimmer, 1942, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 1160, p. 9.
- Original description
- Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.341
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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