California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (3)
Jonathan L. Atwood and David R. Bontrager
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2001
Text last updated January 1, 2001
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Калифорнийска комароловка |
| Catalan | agafamosquits de Califòrnia |
| Croatian | kalifornijska mušičarka |
| Dutch | Californische muggenvanger |
| English | California Gnatcatcher |
| English (United States) | California Gnatcatcher |
| Estonian | kalifornia händkäblik |
| French | Gobemoucheron de Californie |
| French (Canada) | Gobemoucheron de Californie |
| German | Kalifornienmückenfänger |
| Japanese | カリフォルニアブユムシクイ |
| Norwegian | kaliforniamyggsmett |
| Polish | siwuszka kalifornijska |
| Russian | Калифорнийская комароловка |
| Serbian | Kalifornijska komarica |
| Slovak | sivuška kalifornská |
| Spanish | Perlita Californiana |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Perlita Californiana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perlita californiana |
| Swedish | californiamyggsnappare |
| Turkish | Kaliforniya Bitkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Комароловка каліфорнійська |
Polioptila californica Brewster, 1881
PROTONYM:
Polioptila californica
Brewster, 1881. Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club 6, p.103.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Riverside, San Bernardino Co. [= Riverside Co.], California.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- POLIOPTILA
- polioptila / polioptilus
- californiana / californianus / californica
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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TL: type locality
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