Bush Blackcap Sylvia nigricapillus Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Nigel Collar, Craig Robson, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 15, 2018
Text last updated January 15, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooibektiptol |
| Bulgarian | Жълтоклюно коприварче |
| Catalan | tallarol encaputxat |
| Croatian | maslinasta grmuša |
| Danish | Rødnæbssanger |
| Dutch | Kaapse zwartkop |
| English | Bush Blackcap |
| English (United States) | Bush Blackcap |
| Estonian | suur-põõsalind |
| French | Fauvette à calotte noire |
| French (Canada) | Fauvette à calotte noire |
| German | Kappengrasmücke |
| Japanese | ズグロハシジロチメドリ |
| Norwegian | rødnebb |
| Polish | stoczyk czarnogłowy |
| Russian | Кустарниковая славка-монашка |
| Serbian | Južnoafrička grmuša |
| Slovak | penica čiapočkatá |
| Spanish | Lioptila Capirotada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Lioptila capirotada |
| Swedish | rödnäbb |
| Turkish | Kap Ötleğeni |
| Ukrainian | Шаперон |
| Zulu | unosigqokomnyama |
Sylvia nigricapillus (Vieillot, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Turdus nigricapillus
Vieillot, 1818. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 20, p.256.
TYPE LOCALITY:
the south of Africa; restricted to the forests of Bruintjes Hoogte, near Somerset East, Cape Province, ex Levaillant.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- SYLVIA
- sylvia
- nigricapilla / nigricapillus
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 Bush Blackcap
