White-backed Mousebird Colius colius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witkruismuisvoël |
| Catalan | ocell ratolí dorsiblanc |
| Czech | myšák bělohřbetý |
| Dutch | Witstuitmuisvogel |
| English | White-backed Mousebird |
| English (United States) | White-backed Mousebird |
| French | Coliou à dos blanc |
| French (France) | Coliou à dos blanc |
| German | Weißrücken-Mausvogel |
| Japanese | セジロネズミドリ |
| Norwegian | hvitryggmusfugl |
| Polish | czepiga białogrzbieta |
| Russian | Белоспинная птица-мышь |
| Serbian | Beloleđi koli |
| Slovak | myšovec bielochrbtý |
| Spanish | Pájaro Ratón Dorsiblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pájaro ratón dorsiblanco |
| Swedish | vitryggig musfågel |
| Turkish | Ak Sırtlı Farekuşu |
| Ukrainian | Чепіга намібійська |
| Zulu | indlazemhlanomhlophe |
Colius colius (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Loxia Colius
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.301.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- COLIUS
- colius
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-backed Mousebird
