The crested finchbill (Spizixos canifrons) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia from China and India to Indochina.
| Crested finchbill | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Infraorder: | Passerides |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Spizixos |
| Species: | S. canifrons
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| Spizixos canifrons Blyth, 1845
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Taxonomy
editThe crested finchbill was formally described in 1845 by the English zoologist Edward Blyth under the binomial name Spizixos canifrons. He specified the type locality as Cherrapunji in the Indian state of Meghalaya of northeast India.[2] The specific epithet combines the Latin canus meaning "grey" with frons meaning "forehead".[3]
Subspecies
editTwo subspecies are recognized:[4]
- S. c. canifrons Blyth, 1845 – Found in north-eastern India and western Myanmar
- S. c. ingrami Bangs & Phillips, JC, 1914 – Found in eastern Myanmar, southern China and northern Indochina
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Spizixos canifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22712597A94337611. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22712597A94337611.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Blyth, Edward (1845). "Notices and descriptions of various new or little known species of birds (continued)". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 14, Part 2 (164): 546–602 [571–572].
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Bulbuls". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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