Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (38)
- Subspecies (7)
Peter E. Lowther and James L. Ingold
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 25, 2011
Text last updated February 25, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Обикновена синя овесарка |
| Catalan | cardenal anyil becblanc |
| Croatian | plavi batač |
| Czech | papežík modrý |
| Danish | Koboltkernebider |
| Dutch | Blauwe bisschop |
| English | Blue Grosbeak |
| English (United States) | Blue Grosbeak |
| Estonian | suur-indigolind |
| Finnish | sinikardinaali |
| French | Guiraca bleu |
| French (Canada) | Guiraca bleu |
| German | Azurfink |
| Greek | Γαλάζιος Χοντρομύτης |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Giraka ble |
| Hebrew | גבתאי כחול |
| Hungarian | Kék magtörő |
| Icelandic | Niðtittlingur |
| Japanese | ルリイカル |
| Norwegian | blåtykknebb |
| Polish | łuszczyk błękitny |
| Russian | Толстоклювый колорин |
| Serbian | Plavi batokljun |
| Slovak | pápežík modrý |
| Spanish | Azulillo Grande |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Picogrueso Azul |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Azulejón |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Azulejo Real |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Picogrueso Azul |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Piquigrueso Azul |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Picogordo Azul |
| Spanish (Panama) | Picogrueso Azul |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Picogrueso Azul |
| Spanish (Spain) | Azulillo grande |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Azulillo Grande |
| Swedish | blåkardinal |
| Turkish | Mavi Çinte |
| Ukrainian | Скригнатка синя |
Passerina caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Loxia caerulea
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.175.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Carolina ; restricted to South Carolina by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 315.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PASSERINA
- passerina
- 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)
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