Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (3)
Peter Clement
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Сивогърба червеноопашата мухоловка |
| Catalan | cua-roig de McCall |
| Croatian | kestenjastorepa svilorepa |
| Dutch | Roodkopelfmonarch |
| English | Chestnut-capped Flycatcher |
| English (United States) | Chestnut-capped Flycatcher |
| Estonian | aafrika rädilind |
| French | Érythrocerque à tête rousse |
| French (Canada) | Érythrocerque à tête rousse |
| German | Rotkappen-Spreizschwanz |
| Japanese | クリガシラヒメヒタキ |
| Norwegian | rustkronefluesanger |
| Polish | oliweczka rdzawa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Papa-moscas-coroado |
| Russian | Серая рыжехвостка |
| Slovak | vladárik ryšavý |
| Spanish | Monarca Capirrufo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Monarca capirrufo |
| Swedish | rödkronad spretstjärt |
| Turkish | Kızıl Alınlı Sinekkapan |
| Ukrainian | Владарик рудоголовий |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics section. Matthew D. Medler prepared the account for the 2024 Clements taxonomy update.
Erythrocercus mccallii (Cassin, 1855)
PROTONYM:
Pycnosphrys McCallii
Cassin, 1855. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7, p.326.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Moonda (= Mondah) River, Western Africa = Gabon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ERYTHROCERCUS
- erythrocercus
- mccalli / mccallii
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)
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Distribution of the Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
