Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (5)
Richard Noske and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 25, 2017
Text last updated September 25, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Австралийска зидарка |
| Catalan | neosita australiana |
| Croatian | australski brgljez |
| Dutch | Australische boomloper |
| English | Varied Sittella |
| English (AVI) | Varied Sittella |
| English (United States) | Varied Sittella |
| Finnish | australiannakkeli |
| French | Néositte variée |
| French (Canada) | Néositte variée |
| German | Spiegelkleiber |
| Icelandic | Töfraskikkja |
| Japanese | オーストラリアゴジュウカラ |
| Norwegian | stripesittella |
| Polish | kowaliczek zmienny |
| Russian | Изменчивая сителла |
| Serbian | Raznobojni brgljez |
| Slovak | brhlíček družný |
| Spanish | Neosita Variable |
| Spanish (Spain) | Neosita variable |
| Swedish | broksittella |
| Turkish | Değişken Renkli Sıvacı |
| Ukrainian | Баргель мінливобарвний |
Daphoenositta chrysoptera (Latham, 1801)
PROTONYM:
Sitta chrysoptera
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.xxxii.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sydney, New South Wales.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- DAPHOENOSITTA
- chrysoptera / chrysopterum
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
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Varied Sittella (White-winged) Daphoenositta chrysoptera leucoptera Scientific name definitions
Distribution
CN Australia from NE Western Australia (Kimberley region) E to SE head of Gulf of Carpentaria, S to Great Sandy Desert (in W) and about Tropic of Capricorn (in E).
Daphoenositta chrysoptera leucoptera (Gould, 1840)
PROTONYM:
Sitella leucoptera
Gould, 1840. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 7, Meeting of October 8, 1839, p.144-145.
TYPE LOCALITY:
northwest coast ; restricted to Port Essin^on by Mathews, 1930, Syst. Avium Australasianarum, 2, p. 690,
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- DAPHOENOSITTA
- chrysoptera / chrysopterum
- leucoptera
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)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Varied Sittella (Striated) Daphoenositta chrysoptera striata Scientific name definitions
Distribution
NE Australia from Cape York S to Burdekin R, in NC Queensland.
Daphoenositta chrysoptera striata (Gould, 1869)
PROTONYM:
Sittella striata
Gould, 1869. The birds of Australia. Supplement Suppl., pl. 54.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape York, northern Queensland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- DAPHOENOSITTA
- chrysoptera / chrysopterum
- striata
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)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Varied Sittella (White-headed) Daphoenositta chrysoptera leucocephala Scientific name definitions
Distribution
CE Australia from Burdekin R S to Queensland–New South Wales border, and inland to Great Dividing Range.
Daphoenositta chrysoptera leucocephala (Gould, 1838)
PROTONYM:
Sittella leucocephala
Gould, 1838. A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands App., pl. 68.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Moreton Bay, south Queensland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- DAPHOENOSITTA
- chrysoptera / chrysopterum
- leucocephala / leucocephalos / leucocephalus
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)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Varied Sittella (Orange-winged) Daphoenositta chrysoptera chrysoptera Scientific name definitions
Distribution
SE Australia from SC Queensland S through E New South Wales and E Victoria.
Daphoenositta chrysoptera chrysoptera (Latham, 1801)
PROTONYM:
Sitta chrysoptera
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.xxxii.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sydney, New South Wales.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- DAPHOENOSITTA
- chrysoptera / chrysopterum
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)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Varied Sittella (Black-capped) Daphoenositta chrysoptera pileata Scientific name definitions
Distribution
C and S Western Australia (N to S Great Sandy Desert) E through S Northern Territory and South Australia to far SW Queensland, W New South Wales and NW Victoria.
Daphoenositta chrysoptera pileata (Gould, 1838)
PROTONYM:
Sittella pileata
Gould, 1838. A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands App., pl. 68.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Swan River, southwestern Australia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- DAPHOENOSITTA
- chrysoptera / chrysopterum
- pileata / pileatum / pileatus
- Pileata
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
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Scientific Name: Daphoenositta chrysoptera
