Blue-billed Malimbe
Malimbus nitens (J. E. Gray, 1831)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Malimbus nitens (J. E. Gray, 1831)
- Name authority
- (J. E. Gray, 1831)
- Common name
- Blue-billed Malimbe
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Genus
- Malimbus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae Sundevall, 1836
- genusMalimbus Vieillot, 1805
- speciesMalimbus nitens (J. E. Gray, 1831)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Malimbus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gola MalimbeMalimbus ballmanni Wolters, 1974 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-crowned MalimbeMalimbus coronatus Sharpe, 1906 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollis (Swainson, 1838) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cassin's MalimbeMalimbus cassini (Elliot, 1859) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-bellied MalimbeMalimbus erythrogaster Reichenow, 1893 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ibadan MalimbeMalimbus ibadanensis Elgood, 1958 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested MalimbeMalimbus malimbicus (Daudin, 1802) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rachel's MalimbeMalimbus racheliae (Cassin, 1857) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-vented MalimbeMalimbus scutatus (Cassin, 1849) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=560964 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3XMY4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.