Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Subspecies (3)
Barry Taylor
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 23, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 23, 2018
Sign in to see your badges
Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Feevlieëvanger |
| Catalan | papamosques follet |
| Dutch | Elfvliegenvanger |
| English | Fairy Flycatcher |
| English (United States) | Fairy Flycatcher |
| French | Mignard enchanteur |
| French (France) | Mignard enchanteur |
| German | Elfenschnäpper |
| Japanese | センニョヒタキ |
| Norwegian | kvisthopper |
| Polish | owadówka |
| Russian | Комаролов-эльф |
| Slovak | čiernonôžka čarovná |
| Spanish | Papamoscas Duende |
| Spanish (Spain) | Papamoscas duende |
| Swedish | grå feflugsnappare |
| Turkish | İpeksi Sinekkapan |
| Ukrainian | Чорноніжка ошатна |
Stenostira scita (Vieillot, 1818)
PROTONYM:
Muscicapa scita
Vieillot, 1818. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 21, p.474.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lower Orange River ex Levaillant (cf. Lawson, 1962, Durban Mus. Novit., 6, p. 217).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STENOSTIRA
- scita
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)
Account navigation Account navigation
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Fairy Flycatcher