Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gewone Janfrederik |
| Catalan | còssifa del Cap |
| Dutch | Kaapse Lawaaimaker |
| English | Cape Robin-Chat |
| English (Kenya) | Cape Robin Chat |
| English (United States) | Cape Robin-Chat |
| French | Cossyphe du Cap |
| French (France) | Cossyphe du Cap |
| German | Kaprötel |
| Icelandic | Sunnuskotta |
| Japanese | ツグミヒタキ |
| Norwegian | gråflanketrosteskvett |
| Polish | złotokosik ogrodowy |
| Russian | Капский рыжехвост |
| Serbian | Sivogrudi crvendać |
| Slovak | akalat záhradný |
| Spanish | Cosifa Cafre |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cosifa cafre |
| Swedish | kapsnårskvätta |
| Turkish | Kap Kızılca Bülbülü |
| Ukrainian | Золотокіс садовий |
Cossypha caffra (Linnaeus, 1771)
PROTONYM:
Motacilla caffra
Linnaeus, 1771. Mantissa plantarum altera generum editionis VI et specierum editionis II, p.527.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COSSYPHA
- cafer / caffer / caffra
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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‡: extinct
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Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra Scientific name definitions
Nigel Collar
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 1, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 1, 2018
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Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
Authors
Nigel Collar
Recommended Citation
Collar, N. (2020). Cape Robin-Chat (Cossypha caffra), 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.carcha1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- October 1, 2018
- Cape Robin-chat Dessonornis caffer
Authors
Nigel Collar
Recommended Citation
Collar, N. (2018). Cape Robin-chat (Dessonornis caffer). 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.
