Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Zwartkapmuggenvanger |
| English (United States) | Black-capped Gnatcatcher |
| French | 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 |
Polioptila nigriceps Baird, SF, 1864
PROTONYM:
Polioptila nigriceps
Baird, SF, 1864. Rev.Am.Birds 1, p.69.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Definitions
- POLIOPTILA
- polioptila / polioptilus
- nigriceps
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Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps Scientific name definitions
Jonathan L. Atwood and Susannah B. Lerman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 6, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 6, 2014
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps
Authors
Jonathan L. Atwood and Susannah B. Lerman
Recommended Citation
Atwood, J. L. and S. B. Lerman (2020). Black-capped Gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bkcgna.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 6, 2014
- Black-capped Gnatcatcher Polioptila nigriceps
Authors
Jonathan L. Atwood and Susannah B. Lerman
Recommended Citation
Atwood, J. L. and S. B. Lerman (2014). Black-capped Gnatcatcher (Polioptila nigriceps). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.