Black Catbird Melanoptila glabrirostris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Steven G. Mlodinow and Peter Pyle
Version: 2.0 — Published February 21, 2025
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Черен присмехилник |
| Catalan | mim violaci |
| Croatian | jukatanski raznopojac |
| Dutch | Zwarte katvogel |
| English | Black Catbird |
| English (United States) | Black Catbird |
| Estonian | must-pilalind |
| French | Moqueur noir |
| French (Canada) | Moqueur noir |
| German | Glanzspottdrossel |
| Japanese | クロネコマネドリ |
| Norwegian | svartspottefugl |
| Polish | przedrzeźniacz czarny |
| Russian | Чёрный пересмешник |
| Serbian | Crna mačkulja |
| Slovak | drozdec čierny |
| Spanish | Pájaro Gato Negro |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Pájaro Gato Negro |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Maullador Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pájaro gato negro |
| Swedish | svart kattfågel |
| Turkish | Kara Kedikuşu |
| Ukrainian | Пересмішник чорний |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the "Plumages, Molts, and Structure" page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Abigail A. Archey updated the distribution map.
Melanoptila glabrirostris Sclater, 1858
PROTONYM:
M[elanoptila]. glabrirostris
Sclater, 1858. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 25 (1857), no.344, p. 275.
TYPE LOCALITY:
in rep. Honduras, prope urbem Omoa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- MELANOPTILA
- glabrirostris
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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)
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Distribution of the Black Catbird
Map last updated 11 February 2025.
