Dusky-blue Flycatcher Bradornis comitatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (3)
Barry Taylor
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 19, 2019
Text last updated February 19, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Африканска синя мухоловка |
| Catalan | papamosques pissarrós |
| Croatian | olovasta muharica |
| Dutch | Dofblauwe vliegenvanger |
| English | Dusky-blue Flycatcher |
| English (AVI) | Dusky-blue Flycatcher |
| English (United States) | Dusky-blue Flycatcher |
| Estonian | manisk-kärbsenäpp |
| Finnish | afrikantuhkasieppo |
| French | Gobemouche ardoisé |
| French (Canada) | Gobemouche ardoisé |
| German | Waldrandschnäpper |
| Japanese | ススイロヒタキ |
| Norwegian | dunkelfluesnapper |
| Polish | muchołówka kongijska |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Papa-moscas-ardósia |
| Russian | Тёмно-синяя мухоловка |
| Serbian | Zagasitoplava muharica |
| Slovak | muchár modravý |
| Spanish | Papamoscas Pizarroso |
| Spanish (Spain) | Papamoscas pizarroso |
| Swedish | ockragumpad flugsnappare |
| Turkish | Kurşuni Sinekkapan |
| Ukrainian | Мухоловка екваторіальна |
Bradornis comitatus (Cassin, 1857)
PROTONYM:
Butalis comitatus
Cassin, 1857. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 9, p.35.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Muni River, Western Africa = Gabon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- BRADORNIS
- comitata / comitatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Bradornis comitatus aximensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Sierra Leone, Liberia, SE Guinea, S Ivory Coast, S Ghana, S Togo and S Nigeria.
Bradornis comitatus aximensis (Sclater, 1924)
PROTONYM:
Pedilorhynchus comitatus aximensis
Sclater, 1924. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 45, p.45.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Axim, Gold Coast.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- BRADORNIS
- comitata / comitatus
- aximensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Bradornis comitatus camerunensis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Mt Cameroon, in SW Cameroon.
Bradornis comitatus camerunensis (Reichenow, 1892)
PROTONYM:
Pedilorhynchus stuhlmanni camerunensis
Reichenow, 1892. Journal für Ornithologie 40. Jahrgang, Vierte Folge, 20. Band, II. Heft, No. 198, p. 183 (in text).
TYPE LOCALITY:
Buea, Mt. Cameroon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- BRADORNIS
- comitata / comitatus
- cameroonensis / camerunense / camerunensis / camerunensus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Bradornis comitatus comitatus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S Cameroon and S Central African Republic E to extreme SW South Sudan (Aloma Plateau) and SW and C Uganda, S to Gabon, Congo, NW Angola (Cabinda, Cuanza Norte), SC and E DRCongo and Burundi.
Bradornis comitatus comitatus (Cassin, 1857)
PROTONYM:
Butalis comitatus
Cassin, 1857. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 9, p.35.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Muni River, Western Africa = Gabon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- BRADORNIS
- comitata / comitatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
- Year-round
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- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Dusky-blue Flycatcher
