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Grey-headed Oliveback

Delacourella capistrata (Hartlaub, KJG 1861)

The grey-headed oliveback, also known as the white-cheeked oliveback, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 800,000 km2. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Delacourella
Scientific:
  Delacourella capistrata


Original description

Citation:
  (Hartlaub, KJG 1861)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 9 p.259

Protonym:
  Pytelia capistrata

Type locality:
  Bissao, Portuguese Guinea.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/102838#page/275/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  2AD189C127742FC5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-2AD189C1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2AD189C1


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561595

Geographic range:

  • Delacourella capistrata: Guinea-Bissau and Guinea east to Central African Republic, southwestern South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and western Uganda
English:
Grey-headed Oliveback
Catalan:
estrilda caragrisa
Czech:
oliváček běločelý
Danish:
Gråhovedet Mejseastrild
German:
Weißwangenastrild
Spanish:
Olivino Carigrís
Spanish (Spain):
Olivino Carigrís
Finnish:
mustakurkkupeippo
French:
Astrild à joues blanches
Croatian:
zelenoleđa estrilda
Hungarian:
fehérarcú cinegeasztrild
Italian:
Dorsoliva testagrigia
Japanese (romaji):
hoojiroori-bukinpara
Japanese:
ホオジロオリーブキンパラ
Lithuanian:
Baltaskruostė zylinė astrilda
Dutch:
Witwangastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Meiseastrild
Norwegian:
Meiseastrild
Polish:
obrożniczka białolica
Portuguese:
Olivinha-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal):
olivinha-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian:
Сероголовый астрильд
Slovak:
oliváčik bieločelý
Serbian:
Beloobrazna astrilda
Swedish:
vitkindad olivastrild
Ukrainian:
Астрильдик білощокий
Chinese:
灰头绿背织雀
Chinese (Traditional):
灰頭橄綠背織布鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-cheeked Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Dos-vert à joues blanches ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Dos-vert à joues blanches ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 1st edition:
Gray-headed Olive-Back ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements, version 2021:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Clements, version 2022:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Clements, version 2023:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Clements 3rd edition:
Gray-headed Olive-Back ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 4th edition:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 6th edition:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements, version 2015:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements, version 2016:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements, version 2017:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements, version 2018:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Clements, version 2019:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
eBird version 1.50:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
eBird version 1.52:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
eBird version 1.53:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
eBird version 1.54:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
eBird version 1.55:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
eBird version 2015:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
eBird version 2016:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
eBird version 2017:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
eBird version 2018:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
eBird version 2019:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
eBird version 2021:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
eBird version 2022:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
eBird version 2023:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Grey-headed Olive-back ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Grey-headed Olive-back ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Gray-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Nesocharis capistrata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Nesocharis capistrata
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Nesocharis capistrata
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Nesocharis capistrata)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Grey-headed Oliveback ( Delacourella capistrata)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nesocharis capistrata
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nesocharis capistrata

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: estrilda caragrisa
Czech: Astrild belocelý, oliváček běločelý
Danish: Gråhovedet Mejseastrild
German: Weißwangenastrild, Weisswangen-Astrild
English: Gray headed Oliveback, Gray-breasted Olive-back, Gray-headed Oliveback, Gray-headed Olive-back, Grey headed Oliveback, Grey-breasted Olive-back, Grey-headed Oliveback, Grey-headed Olive-back, White cheeked Olive Weaver, White-cheeked Olive Weaver, White-cheeked Oliveback, White-cheeked Olive-back, White-cheeked Waxbill
English, HBW: Grey-headed Oliveback
English (IOC): Grey-headed Oliveback
English (United States): Gray-headed Oliveback
Esperanto: Brida nesokarito
Spanish: Olivino Carigrís, Pinzón Lomiverde de Cabeza Gris
Spanish (Spain): Olivino Carigrís
Spanish (HBW): Gray-headed Oliveback
Estonian: suur-tihasamadiin
Finnish: Mustakurkkupeippo
French: Astrild à joues blanches, Bengali vert à joues blanches, Dos-vert à joues blanches, Sénégali vert à joues blanches
Croatian: zelenoleđa estrilda
Hungarian: fehérarcú cinegeasztrild
Italian: Dorso oliva testagrigia, Dorsoliva testagrigia
Japanese (romaji): hoojirooriabukinpara, hoojiroori-bukimpara, hoojiroori-bukinpara
Japanese: ホオジロオリアブキンパラ, ホオジロオリーブキンパラ, ホオヂロオリーブキンパラ
Scientific: Delacourella capistrata, Nesocharis capistrata, Pytelia capistrata
Lithuanian: Baltaskruostė zylinė astrilda
Maltese: oliveback ta' rasu griża
Dutch: Witwangastrild, Witwang-astrild
Norwegian Nynorsk: Meiseastrild
Norwegian: Hvitkinnet meiseastrild, Meiseastrild
Polish: obrozniczka bialolica, obrożniczka białolica
Portuguese: Olivinha-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal): olivinha-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian: Белощёкий астрильд, Сероголовый астрильд
Slovak: oliváčik bieločelý
Serbian: Beloobrazna astrilda
Swedish: Vitkindad olivastrild
Turkish: Gri başlı yeşilsırt
Ukrainian: Астрильдик білощокий
Chinese: 灰头绿背织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 灰頭橄綠背織布鳥, 白頰橄綠背織布鳥

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