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White-starred Robin

Pogonocichla stellata (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

The white-starred robin is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher and chat family Muscicapidae. It is also sometimes more simply called the starred robin. It is monotypic within the genus Pogonocichla. There are around twelve subspecies. The species is found in East and southern Africa. It is a forest species, occurring in montane forest in the north of its range but closer to sea level further south. This is a brightly coloured robin with a bright yellow breast and belly, a slate coloured head with spots on the eyes and throat and blueish wings. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Pogonocichla
Scientific:
  Pogonocichla stellata


Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 21 p.468

Protonym:
  Muscicapa stellata

Type locality:
  'L'Etoile' Plettenberg Bay, Cape Province.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60114#page/478/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  230A034233A80DAE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-230A0342

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/230A0342


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562370

Geographic range:

  • Pogonocichla stellata: breeds in evergreen forest with thickets, montane in north to lowlands in south, of eastern and southeastern Africa from far southeastern South Sudan and the Albertine Rift through southern South Africa; non-breeders often migrate altitudinally and farther southward may make medium-range movements
  • Pogonocichla stellata stellata: southern and eastern South Africa (from southern Western Cape to Free State and KwaZulu-Natal)
  • Pogonocichla stellata ruwenzorii: Albertine Rift of Kivu region (northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo), southwestern Uganda, western Rwanda, and western Burundi
  • Pogonocichla stellata guttifer: Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro (far north-central Tanzania)
  • Pogonocichla stellata elgonensis: Mt. Elgon region (border of east-central Uganda with west-central Kenya)
  • Pogonocichla stellata pallidiflava: Imatong Mountains (southeastern South Sudan)
  • Pogonocichla stellata macarthuri: Chyulu Hills (southeastern Kenya)
  • Pogonocichla stellata helleri: Taita Hills (far southeastern Kenya) and Pare Mountains (far northeastern Tanzania)
  • Pogonocichla stellata orientalis: southwestern to northeastern Tanzania (except Pare Mountains, Mount Meru, and Mount Kilimanjaro of northern Tanzania) to Malawi and northern Mozambique
  • Pogonocichla stellata [transvaalensis or chirindensis]: eastern Zimbabwe, northeastern South Africa (Limpopo) and southern Mozambique
  • Pogonocichla stellata intensa: north-central Kenya to northern Tanzania (except for Chyulu and Taita hills of southeastern Kenya and Pare Mountains, Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro of northern Tanzania)
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English:
White-starred Robin
Catalan:
rossinyol capnegre
Czech:
červenka hvězdičková
Danish:
Hvidstjernet Nattergal
German:
Sternrötel
Spanish:
Ruiseñor Estrellado
Spanish (Spain):
Ruiseñor Estrellado
Finnish:
timanttirintatasku
French:
Rougegorge étoilé
Croatian:
sivoglavi crvendać
Italian:
Pettirosso stellato
Japanese (romaji):
shiraboshiyabukoma
Japanese:
シラボシヤブコマ
Lithuanian:
Baltažvaigždis strazdas
Dutch:
Sterrenpaapje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Stjerneskvett
Norwegian:
Stjerneskvett
Polish:
złotynka czarnogardła
Portuguese:
Pisco-estrelado
Portuguese (Portugal):
pisco-estrelado
Russian:
Белозвёздный заряночник
Slovak:
bieloškvrnka diadémová
Serbian:
Plavoglavi crvendać
Swedish:
stjärnskvätta
Ukrainian:
Колоратка чорногорла
Chinese:
白点鸲
Chinese (Traditional):
白星叢鴝


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Rougegorge étoilé ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Rougegorge étoilé ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
White-starred Bush-Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
White-starred Bush-Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
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:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
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):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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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:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
White Starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
White Starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
White-starred Bush-Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pogonocichla stellata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pogonocichla stellata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pogonocichla stellata [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-starred Robin ( Pogonocichla stellata) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pogonocichla stellata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pogonocichla stellata [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Witkoljanfrederik
Catalan: rossinyol capnegre
Czech: Cervenka hvezdicková, červenka hvězdičková
Danish: Hvidstjernet Nattergal
German: Sternrötel
English: Akalat étoilé, Starred Bush-Robin, Starred Robin, White Starred Bush Robin, White Starred Robin, White-starred Bush Robin, White-starred Bush-Robin, White-starred Robin
English, HBW: White-starred Robin
English (IOC): White-starred Robin
English (Kenya): White-starred Robin
English (United States): White-starred Robin
Esperanto: Blankastelulo
Spanish: Ruiseñor Estrellado
Spanish (Spain): Ruiseñor Estrellado
Spanish (HBW): White-starred Robin
Estonian: kuld-ruugeööbik
Finnish: Timanttirintarastas, timanttirintatasku
French: Akalat étoilé, Cossyphe étoilé, Goubemouche étoilé, Grive à tête bleu du Ruwenzori, Rougegorge étoilé
Croatian: sivoglavi crvendać
Italian: Pettirosso stellato
Japanese (romaji): shiraboshiyabugoma, shiraboshiyabukoma
Japanese: シラボシヤブコマ, シラボシヤブゴマ
Kabardian: бзуупцӀэуэгу
Scientific: Muscicapa stellata, Pogonocichla stellata, Pogonocichla stellata stellata
Lithuanian: Baltažvaigždis strazdas
Dutch: Sterrenpaap, Sterrenpaapje, Sterrepaapje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Stjerneskvett
Norwegian: Stjerneskvett
Polish: koloratka czarnogardla, koloratka czarnogardła, złotynka czarnogardła
Portuguese: Pisco-estrelado
Portuguese (Portugal): pisco-estrelado
Russian: Белозвездная африканская зарянка, Белозвёздный заряночник, Обыкновенный белозвёздный дрозд
Slovak: bieloškvrnka diadémová, Červenáčik diadémový
Serbian: Plavoglavi crvendać
Swedish: Stjärnskvätta
Swahili: Zuwanende Doa-jeupe
Turkish: Sarı-mavi bülbül
Ukrainian: Колоратка чорногорла
Chinese: 白点鸲
Chinese (Traditional): 白星叢鴝

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