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Issue: Vol. 4291 No. 1: 11 Jul. 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-07-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4291.1.10
Page range: 171–182
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Taxonomy of the European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca (Aves: Muscicapidae)

Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands. Vogeltrekstation—Dutch Centre for Avian Migration and Demography, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Department of Animal Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Aves Ficedula hypoleuca Passeriformes Motacilla hypoleuca type locality

Abstract

The convoluted taxonomy of the European Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca ([Pallas], 1764) (Aves: Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) might present a challenge for researchers working in other areas of biology. We present here a historical review of this species’ nomenclature, discuss its generic allocation, type locality, and all its named subspecies. Its purpose is to help to mitigate errors in application of names in other contexts, and also to point out areas in which future work is needed.

 

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