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Mountain Firetail

Oreostruthus fuliginosus (De Vis, CW 1897)

The mountain firetail is a common species of estrildid finch found in New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000-50,000 km2. It is the only species in the genus Oreostruthus. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Oreostruthus
Scientific:
  Oreostruthus fuliginosus


Original description

Citation:
  (De Vis, CW 1897)

Reference:
   Ibis ser.7, vol.3, no.11 p.389

Protonym:
  Oreospiza fuliginosa

Type locality:
  Mt. Scratchley.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54800#page/447/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  069E414F6472FBD4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-069E414F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/069E414F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561686

Geographic range:

  • Oreostruthus fuliginosus: montane forest edge and alpine grassland of New Guinea from Snow Mountains (west-central) to Owen Stanley Mountains (southeastern peninsula)
  • Oreostruthus fuliginosus fuliginosus: southeastern New Guinea (Owen Stanley Mountains)
  • Oreostruthus fuliginosus pallidus: western New Guinea (Snow Mountains)
  • Oreostruthus fuliginosus hagenensis: central highlands of New Guinea
English:
Mountain Firetail
Catalan:
diamant de muntanya
Czech:
amadina horská
Danish:
Ny Guinea-bjergfinke
German:
Bergamadine
Spanish:
Diamante Montano
Spanish (Spain):
Diamante Montano
Finnish:
papuantuliperä
French:
Diamant des montagnes
Croatian:
planinska amadina
Hungarian:
hegyi pinty
Italian:
Diamante montano
Japanese (romaji):
wakiakasuzume
Japanese:
ワキアカスズメ
Lithuanian:
Raudonšonė amadina
Dutch:
Roodflankbergastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sjokoladeastrild
Norwegian:
Sjokoladeastrild
Polish:
kraśniczek brunatny
Portuguese:
Rabo-de-fogo-montês
Portuguese (Portugal):
diamante-montês
Russian:
Горная амадина
Slovak:
diamantovka horská
Serbian:
Brdska amadina
Swedish:
papuaeldstjärt
Ukrainian:
Амадина гірська
Chinese:
红胁火尾雀
Chinese (Traditional):
紅脇高山火尾雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Diamant des montagnes ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Diamant des montagnes ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Crimson-sided Mountain Finch ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Crimson-sided Mountain Finch ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Crimson-sided Mountain Finch ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Crimson-sided Mountain Finch ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Oreostruthus fuliginosus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Oreostruthus fuliginosus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Oreostruthus fuliginosus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Mountain Firetail ( Oreostruthus fuliginosus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Oreostruthus fuliginosus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Oreostruthus fuliginosus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: diamant de muntanya
Czech: Amadina horská
Danish: Ny Guinea-bjergfinke
German: Bergamadine, Berg-Amadine
English: Crimson-sided Mountain Finch, Crimson-sided Mountain-Finch, Mountain Firetail, Red-sided Mountain Fich, Red-sided Mountain Finch, Red-sided Mountain-Finch
English, HBW: Mountain Firetail
English (IOC): Mountain Firetail
English (United States): Mountain Firetail
Esperanto: Fulga oreostruto
Spanish: Diamante Montano, Pinzón Montañés de Dorso Rojo
Spanish (Spain): Diamante Montano
Spanish (HBW): Mountain Firetail
Estonian: pruunamadiin
Finnish: Papuantuliperä
French: Diamant des montagnes, Mandarin des montagnes
Croatian: planinska amadina
Hungarian: hegyi pinty
Indonesian: Pipit Ekorapi, Pipit ekor-api
Italian: Codadifuoco di monte, Diamante montano
Japanese (romaji): wakiakasuzume
Japanese: ワキアカスズメ
Scientific: Oreospiza fuliginosa, Oreostruthus fuliginosus, Oreostruthus fuliginosus fuliginosus
Lithuanian: Raudonšonė amadina
Dutch: Bergamadine, Roodflankbergastrild, Roodflank-bergastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sjokoladeastrild
Norwegian: Bergfink, Sjokoladeastrild
Polish: krasniczek brunatny, kraśniczek brunatny
Portuguese: Rabo-de-fogo-montês
Portuguese (Portugal): diamante-montês
Russian: Горная амадина
Slovak: diamantovka horská
Serbian: Brdska amadina
Swedish: Nya Guineaastrild, papuaastrild, papuaeldstjärt
Turkish: Dağ belikınalısı
Ukrainian: Амадина гірська
Chinese: 红胁火尾雀
Chinese (Traditional): 紅脇高山火尾雀

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