African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus Scientific name definitions
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (16)
Nigel Collar
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 12, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 12, 2013
Sign in to see your badges
Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gewone Bontrokkie |
| Asturian | Chachar africanu |
| Bulgarian | Африканско ливадарче |
| Catalan | bitxac africà |
| Czech | bramborníček africký |
| Danish | Afrika/Madagaskar Bynkefugl |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Roodborsttapuit |
| English | African Stonechat |
| English (Kenya) | Common Stonechat |
| English (United States) | African Stonechat |
| French | Tarier d'Afrique |
| French (France) | Tarier d'Afrique |
| Galician | Chasco africano |
| German | Afrikaschwarzkehlchen |
| Greek | Αφρικανικός Μαυρολαίμης |
| Hungarian | Cigánycsuk (Afrikai) |
| Japanese | ニシノビタキ |
| Norwegian | afrikasvartstrupe |
| Polish | kląskawka afrykańska |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Cartaxo-comum |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Cartaxo-africano |
| Russian | Африканский черноголовый чекан |
| Serbian | Afrička travarka |
| Slovak | pŕhľaviar bielokrký |
| Slovenian | Afriški prosnik |
| Spanish | Tarabilla Africana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tarabilla africana |
| Swedish | afrikansk buskskvätta/madagaskarbuskskvätta |
| Turkish | Afrika Taşkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Трав’янка африканська |
Saxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
[Motacilla] torquata
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.328.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SAXICOLA
- saxicola
- torquatus
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)
Account navigation Account navigation
Originally Appeared in
