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Polioptila caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Passeriformes
family
Polioptilidae
genus
Polioptila
species
Polioptila caerulea

Name

Synonyms
Motacilla caerulea Linnaeus, 1766
Homonyms
Polioptila caerulea (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common names
Blaumückenfänger in German
Blaumückenfänger in German
Blauwgrijze Muggenvanger in Dutch
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Obscura Group) in English
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Obscura Group) in English
Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-Grey Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (obscura Group) in English
Blue-gray gnatcatcher in English
Blue-gray gnatcatcher in English
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher in English
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher in English
Blågrå Snerresmutte in Danish
Gobemoucheron gris-bleu in French
Gobemoucherons gris-bleu in French
Gobemoucherons gris-bleu in French
Nordmyggsmett in Norwegian
Perlita Grisilla in Spanish
Perlita azulgris in Spanish
Perlita azulgris in Spanish
Perlita azulgris in Spanish
Perlita azulgris in Spanish
Pigliamoschini grigiazzurro in Italian
agafamosquits cellanegre in Catalan–Valencian
blue-gray gnatcatcher in English
gobemoucherons gris-bleu in French
gobemoucherons gris-bleu in French
kék szúnyogkapó in Hungarian
leskot modrošedý in Czech
melsvasis mašalinukas in Lithuanian
pelēkais odķērājs in Latvian
sinisääskikerttu in Finnish
sivuška modrá in Slovak
siwuszka ciemnobrewa in Polish
svartbrynad myggsnappare in Swedish
Голубая комароловка in Russian
ブユムシクイ in Japanese
灰蓝蚋莺 in Chinese
灰藍蚋鶯 in Chinese
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Atwood, J. L. (1979) Robbery of nesting materials by the Calliope Hummingbird
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  3. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  4. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
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