Green-backed Honeyguide Prodotiscus zambesiae Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (3)
Lester L. Short, Jennifer F. M. Horne, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 14, 2013
Text last updated March 14, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Dunbekheuningvoël |
| Catalan | indicador del Zambeze |
| Czech | medozvěstka zelenohřbetá |
| Dutch | Grijze Honingspeurder |
| English | Green-backed Honeyguide |
| English (Kenya) | Green-backed Honeybird |
| English (United States) | Green-backed Honeyguide |
| French | Indicateur gris |
| French (France) | Indicateur gris |
| German | Graubauch-Honiganzeiger |
| Japanese | ヒガシオリーブヒメミツオシエ |
| Norwegian | alvesnyltefugl |
| Polish | miodowodzik szarogłowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Indicador-elegante-de-dorso-verde |
| Russian | Зелёный медоуказчик |
| Serbian | Zelenoleđi medovođa |
| Slovak | voskárka sivohlavá |
| Spanish | Indicador del Zambeze |
| Spanish (Spain) | Indicador del Zambeze |
| Swedish | miombohonungsvisare |
| Turkish | Yeşil Sırtlı Balkılavuzu |
| Ukrainian | Ковтач сіроголовий |
Prodotiscus zambesiae Shelley, 1894
PROTONYM:
Prodotiscus zambesiae
Shelley, 1894. Ibis, p.8.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Zomba, Nyasaland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PRODOTISCUS
- zambesiae / zambesiana / zambesianus / zambesiensis
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 Green-backed Honeyguide
