Fan-tailed Grassbird Catriscus brevirostris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (2)
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Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Breëstertsanger |
| Catalan | camperol cua de ventall |
| Dutch | Waaierstaartzanger |
| English | Fan-tailed Grassbird |
| English (South Africa) | Broad-tailed Warbler (Fan-tailed Grassbird) |
| English (United States) | Fan-tailed Grassbird |
| French | Mégalure à bec court |
| French (France) | Mégalure à bec court |
| German | Fächerschwanzsänger |
| Japanese | ウチワセッカ |
| Norwegian | storhalesanger |
| Polish | pokrzewik wachlarzowaty |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Felosa-de-cauda-larga |
| Russian | Африканская долгохвостка |
| Serbian | Lepezorepi afrički cvrčić |
| Slovak | svrkavec krátkozobý |
| Spanish | Yerbera Abanico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yerbera abanico |
| Swedish | afrikansk gräsfågel |
| Turkish | Yelpaze Kuyruklu Otlak Ötleğeni |
| Ukrainian | Широкохвіст африканський |
Catriscus brevirostris (Sundevall, 1850)
PROTONYM:
Bradypterus brevirostris
Sundevall, 1850. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, p.103.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'in Caffraria inferiori.' Type from upper Umlaas River, Natal, fide Gyldenstolpe, 1927, Arkiv Zool., 19 A, no. 1, p. 46.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CATRISCUS
- brevirostre / brevirostris
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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