Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (3)
C. Craig Farquhar and Karen L. Ritchie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Zwartstaart-muggenvanger |
| English | Black-tailed Gnatcatcher |
| English (United States) | Black-tailed Gnatcatcher |
| French | Gobemoucheron à queue noire |
| French (French Guiana) | Gobemoucheron à queue noire |
| German | Schwarzschwanz-Mückenfänger |
| Icelandic | Húfuhremmir |
| Japanese | オグロブユムシクイ |
| Norwegian | ørkenmyggsmett |
| Polish | siwuszka czarnosterna |
| Russian | Чернохвостая комароловка |
| Serbian | Crnorepa komarica |
| Slovak | sivuška čiernochvostá |
| Spanish | Perlita Colinegra |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Perlita del Desierto |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perlita colinegra |
| Swedish | ökenmyggsnappare |
| Turkish | Kara Kuyruklu Bitkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Комароловка чорнохвоста |
Polioptila melanura Lawrence, 1856
PROTONYM:
Polioptila melanura
Lawrence, 1856. Ann.Lyc.Nat.Hist.N.Y. 6, p.168.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Texas [= Rio Grande Valley].
Definitions
- POLIOPTILA
- polioptila / polioptilus
- melanura
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lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: 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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