Species profile
Cossypha fasciiventris
Cossypha fasciiventris
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TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall, in his original description (1850: 101), mentioned both males and females. From his acquisition catalogue it appears that four specimens were available to him at the time of description. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 46) referred to NRM 568785 [6740] as a “ type ”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this male collected 5 or 8 February 1842 near Apies River. The three paralectotypes are: NRM 555993 [6741], a female collected 20 June 1844 at Leroma; NRM 537640 [6738], a mount of a male collected 28 November 1841 at Apies River; and a male, RMNH. AVES. 171503 [6739], collected 10 December 1841 in Magaliesberg, exchanged to Leiden in 1850. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Apies River, Gauteng Province.
- Scientific name
- Cossypha fasciiventris
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Cossypha
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