African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (5)
Nigel Collar and Craig Robson
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2007
Text last updated January 1, 2007
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | tallarol d'Abissínia |
Danish | Afrikansk Skovmunk/Sorthovedet Skovmunk |
Dutch | Ethiopische Monnikstimalia |
English | African Hill Babbler |
English (United States) | African Hill Babbler |
French | Fauvette d'Abyssinie |
French (France) | Fauvette d'Abyssinie |
German | Hochland-Grasmücke |
Japanese | アビシニアムジチメドリ |
Norwegian | gråhodetimalsanger |
Polish | wyżynniak szary |
Portuguese (Angola) | Felosa-das-montanhas |
Russian | Африканская славка-монашка |
Serbian | Afrička brdska grmuša |
Slovak | penica sivohlavá |
Spanish | Curruca Abisinia |
Spanish (Spain) | Curruca abisinia |
Swedish | bergnunnesångare/ruwenzorinunnesångare |
Turkish | Habeş Dağ Ötleğeni |
Ukrainian | Пеніка абісинська |
Sylvia abyssinica (Rüppell, 1840)
PROTONYM:
Drymophila abyssinica
Rüppell, 1840. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel, p.108 pl.40 fig.2.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Simen Mountains, Begemdir Province, northern Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SYLVIA
- sylvia
- abyssinaica / abyssinica / abyssinicus / abyssinus
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