Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Subspecies (8)
Eric L. Kershner and Walter G. Ellison
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 30, 2012
Text last updated March 30, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Синя комароловка |
| Catalan | agafamosquits blavós |
| Croatian | siva mušičarka |
| Czech | leskot modrošedý |
| Dutch | Blauwgrijze muggenvanger |
| English | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
| English (United States) | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
| Estonian | mustkulm-händkäblik |
| French | Gobemoucheron gris-bleu |
| French (Canada) | Gobemoucheron gris-bleu |
| German | Blaumückenfänger |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Ti Chwichwi |
| Hebrew | ברחשית כחלחלה |
| Icelandic | Mýhremmir |
| Japanese | ブユムシクイ |
| Norwegian | nordmyggsmett |
| Polish | siwuszka ciemnobrewa |
| Russian | Голубая комароловка |
| Serbian | Plavosiva komarica |
| Slovak | sivuška modrá |
| Spanish | Perlita Grisilla |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Rabuita |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Rabuita |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Perlita Grisácea |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Perlita Azulgris |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perlita grisilla |
| Swedish | svartbrynad myggsnappare |
| Turkish | Gökrengi Bitkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Комароловка сиза |
Polioptila caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Motacilla caerulea
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.337.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Pennsylvania [= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- POLIOPTILA
- polioptila / polioptilus
- caerulea
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
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Distribution of the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
