Banded whiteface
| Banded whiteface | |
|---|---|
| Near Strzelecki Track, South Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Acanthizidae |
| Genus: | Aphelocephala |
| Species: | A. nigricincta |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphelocephala nigricincta (North, 1895) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Xerophila nigricincta North | |
The banded whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to dryer regions of Australia.
The ornithologist Alfred John North described the banded whiteface as Xerophila nigricincta in 1895, from specimens collected at Missionary Plains, Northern Territory. Harry Church Oberholser pointed out that this genus name was invalid as it had been given to a genus of mollusc, hence it gained its current name Aphelocephala nigricincta in 1899.
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