White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (2)
Eduardo de Juana and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 19, 2012
Text last updated December 19, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | ocell ratolí capblanc |
| Czech | myšák bělohlavý |
| Dutch | Witkopmuisvogel |
| English | White-headed Mousebird |
| English (United States) | White-headed Mousebird |
| French | Coliou à tête blanche |
| French (France) | Coliou à tête blanche |
| German | Weißkopf-Mausvogel |
| Icelandic | Hettukóli |
| Japanese | シロガシラネズミドリ |
| Norwegian | hvitkronemusfugl |
| Polish | czepiga białogłowa |
| Russian | Белоголовая птица-мышь |
| Serbian | Beloglavi koli |
| Slovak | myšovec bielohlavý |
| Spanish | Pájaro Ratón Cabeciblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pájaro ratón cabeciblanco |
| Swedish | vithuvad musfågel |
| Turkish | Ak Başlı Farekuşu |
| Ukrainian | Чепіга білоголова |
Colius leucocephalus Reichenow, 1879
PROTONYM:
Colius leucocephalus
Reichenow, 1879. Ornithologisches Centralblatt 4, p.114.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kinakomba, on the Tana River.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COLIUS
- colius
- leucocephala / leucocephalos / leucocephalus
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 White-headed Mousebird
