Chasiempis sclateri Ridgway, 1882 is a animal in the Monarchidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chasiempis sclateri Ridgway, 1882

Chasiempis sclateri Ridgway, 1882

Chasiempis sclateri is the most distinct ʻelepaio, with distinct plumage differences between adults and juveniles.

Family
Genus
Chasiempis
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Chasiempis sclateri Ridgway, 1882

Chasiempis sclateri Ridgway, 1882 is the most distinct species of ʻelepaio. Adult individuals have gray heads and backs, a white supercilium, a rusty-red breast, and a white underside. Juvenile birds are uniformly rusty on their upperparts and white on their underparts. All subspecies have similar wing and tail coloration, but juvenile Chasiempis sclateri have rusty coloration instead of the white stippling on the wings seen in other subspecies.

Photo: (c) Michael Gallo, all rights reserved, uploaded by Michael Gallo

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Monarchidae Chasiempis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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