Gray-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (6)
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 20, 2017
Text last updated September 20, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Сивоглава астрилда |
| Catalan | negreta canosa |
| Croatian | sivoleđa estrilda |
| Dutch | Grijskopnigrita |
| English | Gray-headed Nigrita |
| English (Kenya) | Grey-headed Negrofinch |
| English (United States) | Gray-headed Nigrita |
| Estonian | suur-munkamadiin |
| French | Nigrette à calotte grise |
| French (Canada) | Nigrette à calotte grise |
| German | Graunackenschwärzling |
| Japanese | シロボウシクロキンパラ |
| Norwegian | gråkappeastrild |
| Polish | nigrita czarnoczelna |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Nigrita-de-capuz |
| Russian | Сероспинная нигрита |
| Serbian | Sivovrata plaštasta zeba |
| Slovak | černáčik sivochrbtý |
| Spanish | Negrita Canosa |
| Spanish (Spain) | Negrita canosa |
| Swedish | vitprickig nigrita |
| Turkish | Kara Alınlı Nigrita |
| Ukrainian | Нігрита чорнолоба |
Nigrita canicapillus (Strickland, 1841)
PROTONYM:
Aethiops canicapillus
Strickland, 1841. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt9 no.99, p. 30.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fernando Po.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- NIGRITA
- nigrita
- canicapilla / canicapillum / canicapillus
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 Gray-headed Nigrita
