Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri] (White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged))

White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged)

Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri] (= Monasa morphoeus pallescens) Cassin, J 1860

Classification

Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Bucconidae
Genus:
   Monasa
Scientific:
  Monasa morphoeus pallescens

Original description

Citation:
Cassin, J 1860

Reference:
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 12 p.134

Protonym:
Monasa pallescens

Type locality:
Rio Truando, Colombia.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17942#page/140/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
2880AD5A64E432D2

Avibase ID:
avibase-2880AD5A

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2880AD5A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 676775

English:
White-fronted Nunbird [pallescens or sclateri]
Afrikaans:
Witblesnonvoël (Bleekvlerk-)
Bulgarian:
Сива пуховка (ssp. pallescens/sclateri)
Catalan:
barbacoll negre frontblanc (pallescens/sclateri)
Czech:
lenivka běločelá (ssp. pallescens/sclateri)
Danish:
Hvidmasket Trappist (Blegvinget)
German:
Weißstirn-Faulvogel (pallescens/sclateri)
Spanish:
Monja Frentiblanca (pallescens/sclateri)
Spanish (Spain):
Monja frentiblanca (pallescens/sclateri)
Finnish:
partanunna (pallescens/sclateri)
French:
Barbacou à front blanc [pallescens ou sclateri]
Croatian:
bjeločeli hakuru (pallescens/sclateri)
Icelandic:
Munkablesi (pallescens/sclateri)
Japanese (romaji):
shirobitaiamadori (pallescens/sclateri)
Japanese:
シロビタイアマドリ（pallescens／sclateri）
Dutch:
Witvoorhoofdtrappist (pallescens/sclateri)
Norwegian:
hvitpanneklarisse (pallescens/sclateri)
Polish:
drzym białoczelny (pallescens/sclateri)
Portuguese (Brazil):
chora-chuva-de-cara-branca (pallescens/sclateri)
Portuguese (Portugal):
barbudo-de-testa-branca (pallescens/sclateri)
Russian:
Белолобая монашенка (pallescens/sclateri)
Slovak:
lenivka bledokrídla (skup.)
Serbian:
Sivokrili beločeli puf
Swedish:
vitpannad nunnefågel (pallescens/sclateri)
Turkish:
Beyaz alınlı keşişkuşu (pallescens/sclateri)
Ukrainian:
Лінивка-чорнопер білолоба (підвид pallescens/sclateri)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-fronted Nunbird [pallescens or sclateri] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-fronted Nunbird [Pale-winged] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): White-fronted Nunbird [Pale-winged] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): White-fronted Nunbird [pallescens or sclateri] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-fronted Nunbird [Pale-winged] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-fronted Nunbird [Pale-winged] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-fronted Nunbird [Pale-winged] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-fronted Nunbird [Pale-winged] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-fronted Nunbird [Pale-winged] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-fronted Nunbird [Pale-winged] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-fronted Nunbird [Pale-winged] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-fronted Nunbird [Pale-winged] ( Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri])
eBird version 1.50: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 1.52: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 2015: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 2016: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 2017: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 2018: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 2019: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 2021: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 2022: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 2023: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 2024: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]
eBird version 2025: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged) ( Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Monasa morphoeus

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Witblesnonvoël (Bleekvlerk-)
Bulgarian: Сива пуховка (ssp. pallescens/sclateri)
Catalan: barbacoll negre frontblanc (pallescens/sclateri)
Czech: lenivka běločelá (ssp. pallescens/sclateri)
Danish: Hvidmasket Trappist (Blegvinget), Lysvinget Trappist
German: Weißstirn-Faulvogel (pallescens/sclateri)
English: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged), White-fronted Nunbird [Pale-winged], White-fronted Nunbird [pallescens or sclateri]
[ENAV]: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged)
English, HBW: White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged)
English (IOC): White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged)
English (United States): White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged)
Spanish: Monja Frentiblanca (pallescens/sclateri)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Monja Frentiblanca (pallescens/sclateri)
Spanish (Ecuador): Monja Frentiblanca (pallescens/sclateri)
Spanish (Spain): Monja Frentiblanca (pallescens/sclateri)
Spanish (HBW): White-fronted Nunbird (Pale-winged)
Spanish (Honduras): Monja Pico Rojo (pallescens/sclateri)
Spanish (Panama): Monja Frentiblanca (pallescens/sclateri)
Spanish (Peru): Monja de Frente Blanca (pallescens/sclateri)
Spanish (Venezuela): Monja (pallescens/sclateri)
Finnish: partanunna (pallescens/sclateri)
French: Barbacou à front blanc (à ailes pâles), Barbacou à front blanc (forme à ailes pâles), Barbacou à front blanc [pallescens ou sclateri]
French (Guyane): Barbacou à front blanc (pallescens/sclateri)
Croatian: bjeločeli hakuru (pallescens/sclateri)
Icelandic: Munkablesi (pallescens/sclateri)
Japanese (romaji): shirobitaiamadori (pallescens/sclateri)
Japanese: シロビタイアマドリ (pallescens/sclateri), シロビタイアマドリ（pallescens／sclateri）
Scientific: Monasa morphoeus [pallescens or sclateri], Monasa morphoeus pallescens, Monasa morphoeus pallescens/sclateri, Monasa pallescens
Dutch: Witvoorhoofdtrappist (pallescens/sclateri)
Norwegian: hvitpanneklarisse (pallescens/sclateri)
Polish: drzym białoczelny (pallescens/sclateri), drzym jasnoskrzydly
Portuguese (Brazil): chora-chuva-de-cara-branca (pallescens/sclateri)
Portuguese (Portugal): barbudo-de-testa-branca (pallescens/sclateri)
Russian: Белолобая монашенка (pallescens/sclateri)
Slovak: lenivka bledokrídla, lenivka bledokrídla (skup.)
Serbian: Sivokrili beločeli puf
Swedish: vitpannad nunnefågel (pallescens/sclateri)
Turkish: Beyaz alınlı keşişkuşu (pallescens/sclateri)
Ukrainian: Лінивка-чорнопер білолоба (підвид pallescens/sclateri)