Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (4)
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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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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gewone Janfrederik |
| Dutch | Kaapse Lawaaimaker |
| English | Cape Robin-Chat |
| English (Kenya) | Cape Robin Chat |
| English (United States) | Cape Robin-Chat |
| French | Cossyphe du Cap |
| French (French Guiana) | 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, p.527.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
Definitions
- COSSYPHA
- cafer / caffer / caffra
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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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Cape Robin-Chat