Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Dutch | Kloofwinterkoning |
English | Canyon Wren |
English (United States) | Canyon Wren |
French | Troglodyte des canyons |
French (French Guiana) | Troglodyte des canyons |
German | Schluchtenzaunkönig |
Icelandic | Giljarindill |
Japanese | ムナジロミソサザイ |
Norwegian | ravinesmett |
Polish | skalik ostrodzioby |
Russian | Каньонный крапивник |
Serbian | Kanjonski carić |
Slovak | oriešok kaňonový |
Spanish | Cucarachero Barranquero |
Spanish (Mexico) | Saltapared Barranqueño |
Spanish (Spain) | Cucarachero barranquero |
Swedish | kanjongärdsmyg |
Turkish | Kanyon Çıtkuşu |
Ukrainian | Орішець каньйоновий |
Revision Notes
Lauryn Benedict, Lorrain Dargis, Stephanie L. Jones, David Leatherman, and Nathanial B. Warning revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Guy M. Kirwan contributed to the Systematics page. Andrew J. Spencer contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behaviors page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Huy C. Truong updated the distribution map. JoAnn Hackos, Miriam Kowarski, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copyedited the account.
Catherpes mexicanus (Swainson, 1829)
PROTONYM:
Thryothorus mexicanus
Swainson, 1829. Zoological Illustrations (2), 1, pl.11.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Real del Monte, Hidalgo, Mexico.
Definitions
- CATHERPES
- mexicanum / mexicanus
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SPECIES
Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus Scientific name definitions
Stephanie L. Jones, Joseph Scott Dieni, Nathanial B. Warning, David Leatherman, Lorraine Dargis, and Lauryn Benedict
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