African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Nigel Collar, Ernest Garcia, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Wolnekooievaar |
| Bulgarian | Африкански белогуш щъркел |
| Catalan | cigonya collblanca africana |
| Czech | čáp černočelý |
| Dutch | Wolhalsooievaar |
| English | African Woolly-necked Stork |
| English (United States) | African Woolly-necked Stork |
| French | Cigogne à pattes noires |
| French (France) | Cigogne à pattes noires |
| German | Afrika-Wollhalsstorch |
| Hebrew | חסידה לבנת-גרון אפריקאית |
| Polish | bocian białoszyi (microscelis) |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Cegonha-episcopal |
| Serbian | Vunasta roda (microscelis) |
| Slovak | bocian čiernočelý |
| Spanish | Cigüeña Lanuda Africana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cigüeña lanuda africana |
| Turkish | Afrika Keşiş Leyleği |
| Ukrainian | Лелека тропічний |
| Zulu | isithandamanzi |
Revision Notes
Nárgila Moura and Laura M. Kammermeier standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Shawn M. Billerman revised the Systematics section. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Ciconia microscelis Gray, 1848
PROTONYM:
Ciconia microscelis
Gray, 1848. The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 3, pt.43, pl.151.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No type locaHty = Africa, apud Reichenow, Vog. Afr., 1, 1901, p. 348.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CICONIA
- ciconia
- microscelis
- Microscelis
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 African Woolly-necked Stork
