Red-backed Mousebird Colius castanotus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
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 |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Rooirugmuisvoël |
| Catalan | ocell ratolí dorsi-roig |
| Czech | myšák rezavohřbetý |
| Dutch | Roodstuitmuisvogel |
| English | Red-backed Mousebird |
| English (United States) | Red-backed Mousebird |
| French | Coliou à dos marron |
| French (France) | Coliou à dos marron |
| German | Rotrücken-Mausvogel |
| Japanese | コシアカネズミドリ |
| Norwegian | rødryggmusfugl |
| Polish | czepiga czerwonogrzbieta |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Rabo-de-junco de Angola |
| Russian | Красноспинная птица-мышь |
| Serbian | Crvenoleđi koli |
| Slovak | myšovec červenochrbtý |
| Spanish | Pájaro Ratón Dorsirrojo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pájaro ratón dorsirrojo |
| Swedish | rödryggig musfågel |
| Turkish | Kızıl Sırtlı Farekuşu |
| Ukrainian | Чепіга ангольська |
Colius castanotus Verreaux & Verreaux, 1855
PROTONYM:
Colius castanotus
Verreaux & Verreaux, 1855. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 7, p.351.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality, according to Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 17, 1892, p. 343, the type is from Gaboon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COLIUS
- colius
- castanotum / castanotus
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Red-backed Mousebird
