Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Roodkapsnijdervogel |
| English | African Tailorbird |
| English (United States) | African Tailorbird |
| French | Apalis couturière |
| French (French Guiana) | Apalis couturière |
| German | Rotkappensänger |
| Japanese | アフリカサイホウチョウ |
| Norwegian | tanzaniaskredderfugl |
| Polish | rdzawoczółek oliwkowy |
| Russian | Красноголовый апалис |
| Serbian | Afrička ptica krojač |
| Slovak | penička červenohlavá |
| Spanish | Sastrecillo Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Sastrecillo africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk skräddarfågel |
| Turkish | Afrika Terzikuşu |
| Ukrainian | Кравчик африканський |
Revision Notes
Flemming P. Jensen revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behaviors page. August Davidson-Onsgard curated the media. Huy C. Truong updated the distribution map. JoAnn Hackos, Daphne R. Walmer, and Robin K. Murie copyedited the account.
Artisornis metopias (Reichenow, 1907)
PROTONYM:
Prinia metopias
Reichenow, 1907. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 15, p.30.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Usambara, Tanganyika.
Definitions
- ARTISORNIS
- metopias
- Metopias
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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African Tailorbird Artisornis metopias Scientific name definitions
Flemming P. Jensen and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published December 23, 2022
Version: 2.0 — Published December 23, 2022
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Priorities for Future Research
Introduction
The African Tailorbird is poorly known, and basic information is lacking for many aspects of its natural history, including diet, breeding, and population biology. Its range needs to be better mapped in southwestern Tanzania, and there are probably several unknown populations in some of the small montane forest areas in the Songwe, Mbeya, and Njombe regions.