Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (2)
Jonathan L. Atwood and Susannah B. Lerman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 6, 2014
Text last updated February 6, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | agafamosquits encaputxat |
| Dutch | Zwartkapmuggenvanger |
| English | Black-capped Gnatcatcher |
| English (United States) | Black-capped Gnatcatcher |
| French | Gobemoucheron à coiffe noire |
| French (France) | Gobemoucheron à coiffe noire |
| German | Schwarzkappen-Mückenfänger |
| Icelandic | Hettuhremmir |
| Japanese | ズグロブユムシクイ |
| Norwegian | mexicomyggsmett |
| Polish | siwuszka czarnołbista |
| Russian | Черноголовая комароловка |
| Serbian | Crnokapa komarica |
| Slovak | sivuška čiernohlavá |
| Spanish | Perlita Capirotada |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Perlita Sinaloense |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perlita capirotada |
| Swedish | svarthuvad myggsnappare |
| Turkish | Kara Tepeli Bitkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Комароловка чорноголова |
Polioptila nigriceps Baird, 1864
PROTONYM:
Polioptila nigriceps
Baird, 1864. Review of American birds, in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution 1, p.69.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- POLIOPTILA
- polioptila / polioptilus
- nigriceps
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Black-capped Gnatcatcher
