Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius melitophrysBonaparte, CLJL, 1850
English (US) Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo
The Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo (Vireolanius melitophrys) 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 melitophrys
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Vireolanius melitophrys melitophrys
- Vireolanius melitophrys crossini
- Vireolanius melitophrys quercinus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
- Type locality
- Mexico; inferentially restricted to Jico, near Jalapa, Veracruz, by Nelson, 1903, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 16, p. 156.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.330
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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