White-cheeked Turaco Menelikornis leucotis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Donald A. Turner and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | turac d'orelles blanques |
| Czech | turako bělolící |
| Dutch | Witwangtoerako |
| English | White-cheeked Turaco |
| English (United States) | White-cheeked Turaco |
| French | Touraco à joues blanches |
| French (France) | Touraco à joues blanches |
| German | Weißohrturako |
| Japanese | ホオジロエボシドリ |
| Norwegian | hvitøreturako |
| Polish | turak białouchy |
| Russian | Белоухий турако |
| Serbian | Beloliki turako |
| Slovak | turako bielolíci |
| Spanish | Turaco Cariblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Turaco cariblanco |
| Swedish | vitkindad turako |
| Turkish | Ak Yüzlü Turako |
| Ukrainian | Турако сірокрилий |
Revision Notes
Luca Bielski prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Menelikornis leucotis (Rüppell, 1835)
PROTONYM:
Corythaix leucotis
Rüppell, 1835. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel, p.8 pl.3.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MENELIKORNIS
- leucotis
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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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Distribution of the White-cheeked Turaco
