Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Nigel Collar
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2005
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2005
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Roetpiek |
| Danish | Sort Myrepikker |
| Dutch | Zwarte Miertapuit |
| English | Sooty Chat |
| English (United States) | Sooty Chat |
| French | Traquet commandeur |
| French (French Guiana) | Traquet commandeur |
| German | Hadesschmätzer |
| Japanese | クロアリヒタキ |
| Norwegian | sotskvett |
| Polish | smolarek epoletowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Chasco-formigueiro-preto |
| Russian | Чёрная термитница |
| Serbian | Čađava mravlja travarka |
| Slovak | skaliarik černastý |
| Spanish | Zorzal Hormiguero Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zorzal hormiguero negro |
| Swedish | vitskuldrad termitskvätta |
| Turkish | Termit Bülbülü |
| Ukrainian | Смолярик чорний |
Myrmecocichla nigra (Vieillot, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Oenanthe nigra
Vieillot, 1818. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle 21, p.431.
TYPE LOCALITY:
west coast of Africa [= Malymbe, i.e. Malimba, Portuguese Congo, vide Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 466].
Definitions
- MYRMECOCICHLA
- nigra
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Sooty Chat