Rufous-capped Thornbill Chalcostigma ruficeps Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Martin Heindl and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 30, 2018
Text last updated October 30, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí de cua metàl·lica cap-roig |
| Czech | kolibřík rezavokorunkatý |
| Dutch | Roodkruindoornsnavel |
| English | Rufous-capped Thornbill |
| English (United States) | Rufous-capped Thornbill |
| French | Métallure à tête rousse |
| French (France) | Métallure à tête rousse |
| German | Kastanienkappen-Glanzschwänzchen |
| Japanese | ズアカコバシハチドリ |
| Norwegian | brunkronenålkolibri |
| Polish | brodaczek rdzawołbisty |
| Russian | Красношапочный радужник |
| Serbian | Riđoglavi trnokljuni kolibri |
| Slovak | vrchárik hrdzavohlavý |
| Spanish | Colibrí Capirrufo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Picoespina Gorrirrufo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Pico-Espina de Gorro Rufo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí capirrufo |
| Swedish | rostkronad nålnäbb |
| Turkish | Kızıl Taçlı İğnegaga |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-тонкодзьоб червонолобий |
Chalcostigma ruficeps (Gould, 1846)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus (--?) ruficeps
Gould, 1846. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 14, no.164, p.89.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bolivia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHALCOSTIGMA
- ruficeps
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Rufous-capped Thornbill
