European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Scientific name definitions
- Names (53)
- Subspecies (3)
Barry Taylor and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bontvlieëvanger |
| Albanian | Mizakapësi i zi |
| Arabic | خطاف الذباب الأبقع |
| Armenian | Խայտաբղետ ճանճորս |
| Asturian | Mosqueru prietu |
| Azerbaijani | Ala milçəkqapan |
| Basque | Euli-txori beltza |
| Bulgarian | Жалобна мухоловка |
| Catalan | mastegatatxes |
| Chinese (SIM) | 斑姬鹟 |
| Croatian | crnoglava muharica |
| Czech | lejsek černohlavý |
| Danish | Broget fluesnapper |
| Dutch | Bonte vliegenvanger |
| English | European Pied Flycatcher |
| English (AVI) | European Pied Flycatcher |
| English (Kenya) | Pied Flycatcher |
| English (United States) | European Pied Flycatcher |
| Estonian | must-kärbsenäpp |
| Faroese | Flekkunápur |
| Finnish | kirjosieppo |
| French | Gobemouche noir |
| French (Canada) | Gobemouche noir |
| Galician | Papamoscas negro |
| Georgian | ევროპული ჭრელი ბუზიჭერია |
| German | Trauerschnäpper |
| Greek | Μαυρομυγοχάφτης |
| Hebrew | חטפית שחורת-עורף |
| Hungarian | Kormos légykapó |
| Icelandic | Flekkugrípur |
| Italian | Balia nera |
| Japanese | マダラヒタキ |
| Kazakh | Теңбілді шыбыншы |
| Korean | 알락딱새 |
| Latvian | Melnais mušķērājs |
| Lithuanian | Margasparnė musinukė |
| Mongolian | Алаг намнаа |
| Norwegian | svarthvit fluesnapper |
| Persian | مگسگیر ابلق اروپایی |
| Polish | muchołówka żałobna |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Taralhão-europeu |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Papa-moscas-preto |
| Romanian | Muscar negru |
| Russian | Мухоловка-пеструшка |
| Serbian | Crnovrata muharica |
| Slovak | muchárik čiernohlavý |
| Slovenian | Črnoglavi muhar |
| Spanish | Papamoscas Cerrojillo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Papamoscas cerrojillo |
| Swedish | svartvit flugsnappare |
| Turkish | Kara Sinekkapan |
| Ukrainian | Мухоловка строката |
| Zulu | usonambuzanolunga |
Ficedula hypoleuca (Pallas, 1764)
PROTONYM:
Motacilla hypoleuca
Pallas, 1764. Adumbratiunculæ. Avium variarum praecedenti elencho insertarum, sed quæ in Systemate Naturæ Illustr. Linnæi nondum extant, p.3 no.156.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Holland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- FICEDULA
- ficedula
- hypoleuca
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
Ficedula hypoleuca hypoleuca Scientific name definitions
Systematics History
Ficedula hypoleuca hypoleuca (Pallas, 1764)
Distribution
W, N and C Europe from Britain and Scandinavia E to W Russia (Ural Mts), S to W France, N Italy, Romania and Ukraine; non-breeding W and WC Africa.
Ficedula hypoleuca hypoleuca (Pallas, 1764)
PROTONYM:
Motacilla hypoleuca
Pallas, 1764. Adumbratiunculæ. Avium variarum praecedenti elencho insertarum, sed quæ in Systemate Naturæ Illustr. Linnæi nondum extant, p.3 no.156.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Holland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- FICEDULA
- ficedula
- hypoleuca
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
Ficedula hypoleuca iberiae Scientific name definitions
Systematics History
Ficedula hypoleuca iberiae (Witherby, 1928)
Distribution
Iberian Peninsula; non-breeding W Africa.
Ficedula hypoleuca iberiae (Witherby, 1928)
PROTONYM:
Muscicapa hypoleuca iberiae
Witherby, 1928. Ibis, p.591.
TYPE LOCALITY:
San Ildefonso (Segovia), Spain.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- FICEDULA
- ficedula
- hypoleuca
- iberiae
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
Ficedula hypoleuca sibirica Scientific name definitions
Systematics History
Ficedula hypoleuca sibirica (Khakhlov, 1915)
Distribution
W and SC Siberia (E to upper R Yenisey, S to extreme N Kazakhstan); non-breeding W and WC Africa.
Ficedula hypoleuca sibirica (Khakhlov, 1915)
PROTONYM:
Muscicapa atricapilla sibirica
Khakhlov, 1915. Ornitologicheskii Vestnik 6 no.4, p.315.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tomsk.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- FICEDULA
- ficedula
- hypoleuca
- sibirica / sibiricum / sibiricus
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 European Pied Flycatcher
Map last updated 17 April 2025.
