Gray Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (3)
Barry Taylor
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bloukatakoeroe |
| Bulgarian | Сива кукувича сврачка |
| Catalan | eruguera grisa |
| Croatian | sivi skovranj |
| Dutch | Bosrupsvogel |
| English | Gray Cuckooshrike |
| English (New Zealand) | Grey Cuckoo-shrike |
| English (United States) | Gray Cuckooshrike |
| French | Échenilleur gris |
| French (Canada) | Échenilleur gris |
| German | Waldraupenfänger |
| Japanese | ハイイロオオサンショウクイ |
| Norwegian | grålarveeter |
| Polish | kruczyna szara |
| Russian | Лесной воронец |
| Serbian | Sivi kukavičji svračak |
| Slovak | húseničiarka sivá |
| Spanish | Oruguero Gris |
| Spanish (Spain) | Oruguero gris |
| Swedish | enfärgad gråfågel |
| Turkish | Gri Tırtılyiyen |
| Ukrainian | Шикачик сірий |
| Zulu | iklebedwane |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics section. Matthew D. Medler prepared the account for the 2024 Clements taxonomy update.
Ceblepyris caesius Lichtenstein, 1823
PROTONYM:
Ceblepyris caesia
Lichtenstein, 1823. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen, p.51.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Terr. Caffror' = Kaffraria.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CEBLEPYRIS
- caesium / caesius
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 Gray Cuckooshrike
