African Spotted Creeper Salpornis salvadori Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (4)
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Boomkruiper |
| Bulgarian | Африканска пъстра дърволазка |
| Catalan | raspinell maculat africà |
| Croatian | afrički puzavac |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse gevlekte boomkruiper |
| English | African Spotted Creeper |
| English (Kenya) | Spotted Creeper |
| English (United States) | African Spotted Creeper |
| Estonian | aafrika tähnikporr |
| French | Salpornis de Salvadori |
| French (Canada) | Salpornis de Salvadori |
| German | Afrikastammsteiger |
| Japanese | アフリカホシキバシリ |
| Norwegian | afrikagreinkryper |
| Polish | pełziec afrykański |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Trepadeira-malhada |
| Russian | Африканский пятнистая пищуха |
| Serbian | Afrički pegavi puzić |
| Slovak | kôrarka africká |
| Spanish | Agateador Moteado Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Agateador moteado africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk fläckkrypare |
| Turkish | Afrika Tırmaşıkkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Гримперія африканська |
| Zulu | inkwelamthini |
Revision Notes
Matthew D. Medler prepared the account for the 2024 Clements taxonomy update.
Salpornis salvadori (Bocage, 1878)
PROTONYM:
Hylypsornis salvadori
Bocage, 1878. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes. Publicado sob os Auspicios da Academia Real das Sciencas de Lisboa 6, p. 198.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Caconda, Benguella, Angola.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SALPORNIS
- salvadori / salvadoriana / salvadorianus / salvadorii
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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Spotted Creeper
