Crested finchbill

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Crested finchbill
In Thailand

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Infraorder:
Passerides
Family: Pycnonotidae
Genus: Spizixos
Species:
S. canifrons
Binomial name
Spizixos canifrons
Blyth, 1845
Doi Ang Khang Mountain - Thailand

The crested finchbill (Spizixos canifrons) is a species of

Indochina
.

Taxonomy

The crested finchbill was

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

Two 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

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