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Mountain Wheatear

Myrmecocichla monticola (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

The mountain wheatear or mountain chat is a small insectivorous passerine bird that is endemic to southwestern Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Muscicapidae
Genus:
   Myrmecocichla
Scientific:
  Myrmecocichla monticola


Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1818)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 21 p.434

Protonym:
  Oenanthe monticola

Type locality:
  Namaqualand.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18040620


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3B26A7B2C2491A7D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3B26A7B2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3B26A7B2


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561659

Geographic range:

  • Myrmecocichla monticola monticola: southern Namibia, South Africa (east to Limpopo and western KwaZulu-Natal), Lesotho, and western Swaziland
  • Myrmecocichla monticola albipileata: Coastal Angola (Benguela escarpment)
  • Myrmecocichla monticola nigricauda: Angola (highlands of Huambo and s Cuanza Sul)
  • Myrmecocichla monticola atmorii: N Namibia (south to Damaraland)
English:
Mountain Wheatear
Catalan:
còlit de muntanya
Czech:
bělořit horský
Danish:
Kapstenpikker
German:
Bergschmätzer
Spanish:
Collalba Montana
Spanish (Spain):
Collalba Montana
Finnish:
vuoritasku
French:
Traquet montagnard
Croatian:
južnoafrički batić
Hungarian:
hegyi hantmadár
Italian:
Monachella montana
Japanese (romaji):
katajirosabakuhitaki
Japanese:
カタジロサバクヒタキ
Lithuanian:
Kalninis kūltupys
Dutch:
Bergtapuit
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitvengsteinskvett
Norwegian:
Hvitvingesteinskvett
Polish:
smolarek górski
Portuguese:
chasco-montês
Portuguese (Portugal):
chasco-montês
Russian:
Горная термитница
Slovak:
skaliarik horský
Serbian:
Planinska mravlja travarka
Swedish:
kaptermitskvätta
Ukrainian:
смолярик білокрилий
Chinese:
山䳭
Chinese (Traditional):
山岩鵖


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Mountain Chat ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Mountain Chat ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Mountain Chat ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
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):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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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):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Traquet montagnard ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Traquet montagnard ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Mountain Chat ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Mountain Chat ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [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):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [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:
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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:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [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):
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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):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
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 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 2.6:
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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 3.3:
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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 6.2:
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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 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Mountain Chat ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Oenanthe monticola [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Oenanthe monticola [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Oenanthe monticola [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Mountain Wheatear ( Oenanthe monticola) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Mountain Wheatear ( Myrmecocichla monticola) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Oenanthe monticola [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Oenanthe monticola [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Bergwagter
Catalan: còlit de muntanya
Czech: Belorit horský, bělořit horský
Danish: Kapstenpikker
German: Bergschmätzer, Bergsteinschmätzer, Berg-Steinschmätzer
English: Mountain Chat, Mountain Wheatear
English, HBW: Mountain Wheatear
English (IOC): Mountain Wheatear
English (United States): Mountain Wheatear
Esperanto: Montenanto
Spanish: Collalba Montana, Collalba Montañés, Zorzal hormiguero montano
Spanish (Spain): Collalba Montana
Spanish (HBW): Mountain Wheatear
Estonian: rünkatäks, valgeõlg-kivitäks
Finnish: Vuoritasku
French: Motteux montagnard, Traquet montagnard
Croatian: južnoafrički batić
Hungarian: hegyi hantmadár
Italian: Monachella montana, Monachella variabile di montagna
Japanese (romaji): katajirosabakuhitaki, kawarisabakuhitaki
Japanese: カタジロサバクヒタキ, カワリサバクヒタキ
Scientific: Myrmecocichla monticola, Myrmecocichla monticola monticola, Oenanthe monticola, Oenanthe monticola monticola, Saxicola monticola
Lithuanian: Kalninis kūltupys
Dutch: Bergtapuit
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitvengsteinskvett
Norwegian: Hvitvingesteinskvett
Polish: bialorzytka bialoskrzydla, białorzytka białoskrzydła, smolarek górski
Portuguese: Chasco de montanha, Chasco-montês
Portuguese (Portugal): chasco-montês
Russian: Горная каменка, Горная термитница
Slovak: skaliarik horský
Serbian: Planinska mravlja travarka
Sotho, Southern: Khaloli
Swedish: Bergstenskvätta, kaptermitskvätta
Swahili: Mhozo-mlima
Turkish: Dağ esmer bülbülü
Ukrainian: Кам’янка білокрила, смолярик білокрилий
Chinese: 山䳭, 山(即鸟), 山鵖
Chinese (Traditional): 山岩鵖

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