African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
Peter Clement
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 21, 2013
Text last updated January 21, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Дългоопашата качулата мухоловка |
| Catalan | elmínia blava |
| Croatian | plavetna vilinska muharica |
| Dutch | Turkooiskuifvliegenvanger |
| English | African Blue Flycatcher |
| English (United States) | African Blue Flycatcher |
| French | Elminie bleue |
| French (Canada) | Elminie bleue |
| German | Blauhaubenschnäpper |
| Japanese | ソライロヒタキ |
| Norwegian | blåelminia |
| Polish | muchodławik błękitny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Azulinho-africano |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | African Blue Flycatcher |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Azulinho |
| Russian | Бирюзовая эльминия |
| Serbian | Afrička plava muharica |
| Slovak | mušník tyrkysový |
| Spanish | Elminia Azul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Elminia azul |
| Swedish | blå elminia |
| Turkish | Afrika Gökçe Sinekkapanı |
| Ukrainian | Ельмінія блакитна |
Elminia longicauda (Swainson, 1838)
PROTONYM:
Myiagra longicauda
Swainson, 1838. The Naturalist's Library 21(Flycatchers), p.210 pl.25.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Holland; error: Senegal, fide Hartlaub, 1857, Syst. Ornith. Westafrica's, p. 93.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ELMINIA
- longicauda
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Blue Flycatcher
