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Abyssinian Hill-Babbler

Sylvia abyssinica (Rüppell, WPES 1840)

The African hill babbler is a species of bird in the family Sylviidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sylviidae
Genus:
   Sylvia
Scientific:
  Sylvia abyssinica

Original description

Citation:
  (Rüppell, WPES 1840)

Reference:
   Neue Wirbelth. Fauna Abyss. Vög.

Protonym:
  Drymophila abyssinica

Type locality:
  Simen Mountains, Begemdir Province, northern Ethiopia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140130#page/188/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7C3026CCCD95CF4B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7C3026CC

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7C3026CC

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 915903

Geographic range:

  • Sylvia abyssinica [abyssinica or ansorgei]: Ethiopia and Sudan to eastern Uganda, southwestern Tanzania, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Angola
  • Sylvia abyssinica stictigula: Malawi and northern Mozambique
  • Sylvia abyssinica monachus: Mount Cameroon
  • Sylvia abyssinica claudei: Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
  • Sylvia abyssinica stierlingi: eastern and southern Tanzania
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler
Catalan:
timalí africà
Czech:
timálie mniší
Danish:
Afrikansk Skovmunk/Sorthovedet Skovmunk
German:
Hochland-Grasmücke
Spanish:
Curruca Abisinia
Spanish (Spain):
Curruca abisinia
Finnish:
ylänkökerttu
French:
Fauvette d'Abyssinie
Croatian:
smeđokrila grmuša
Italian:
Garrulo di collina africano
Japanese (romaji):
afurikakobashichimedori
Japanese:
アビシニアムジチメドリ
Lithuanian:
Abisininė netikroji alcipa
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Grijskop
Norwegian:
Gråhodetimalsanger
Polish:
wyżynniak szary
Portuguese:
Zaragateiro-montes
Portuguese (Portugal):
toutinegra-abissínia
Russian:
Африканская славка-монашка
Slovak:
penica sivohlavá
Swedish:
bergnunnesångare/ruwenzorinunnesångare
Ukrainian:
пеніка абісинська
Chinese:
非洲雅鹛
Chinese (Traditional):
阿比西尼亞山雅鶥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 2]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Akalat à tête sombre ( Illadopsis abyssinica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Abyssinian Hill Babbler ( Alcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Illadopsis abyssinica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
African Hill Babbler (African) ( Sylvia abyssinica [abyssinica Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
African Hill Babbler ( Illadopsis abyssinicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
African Hill-babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
African Hill-babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
African Hill-babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
African Hill Babbler ( Sylvia abyssinica) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Alcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Alcippe abyssinica [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Alcippe abyssinica [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Alcippe abyssinica [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Illadopsis abyssinica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Illadopsis abyssinica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Abyssinian Hill-Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe abyssinica) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Illadopsis abyssinica [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Sylvia [abyssinica or atriceps] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: timalí africà
Czech: Timálie mniší
Danish: Afrikansk Skovmunk, Afrikansk Skovmunk/Sorthovedet Skovmunk, Etiopisk Skovtimalie
German: Hochland-Grasmücke, Mönchsalcippe, Mönchsbuschdrossling, Mönchs-Buschdrossling, Schwarzkopfalcippe
English: Abyssinian Fulvetta, Abyssinian Hill Babbler, Abyssinian Hill-Babbler, African Hill Babbler, African Hill Babbler (African), African Hill-Babbler, African Illadopsis, Ethiopian Hill-Babbler, Hill Babbler, Hill-Babbler, Stierling's Hill-Babbler
English, HBW: African Hill-babbler
English (IOC): African Hill Babbler
English (Kenya): African Hill Babbler
English (United States): African Hill Babbler
Esperanto: Afrika montetosilvio
Spanish: Curruca abisinia, Illadopsis Etíope, Timalí Abisinio
Spanish (Spain): Curruca abisinia
Spanish (HBW): African Hill Babbler
Estonian: hallpea-põõsalind
Finnish: Lyijytimali, ylänkökerttu
French: Akalat à tête sombre, Alcippe à tête grise, Alcippe à tête sombre, Fauvette d’Abyssinie, Fauvette d'Abyssinie, Grive-akalat d'Abyssinie, Pseudalcippe d'Abyssinie
Croatian: smeđokrila grmuša
Italian: Garrulo di collina africano, Garrulo di collina d'Abissinia, Garrulo tordo di collina
Japanese (romaji): afurikakobashichimedori
Japanese: アビシニアムジチメドリ, アフリカコバシチメドリ
Scientific: Alcippe abyssinica, Alcippe abyssinicus, Alcippe kilimensis, Drymophila abyssinica, Illadopsis abyssinica, Illadopsis abyssinicus, Illadopsis abyssinicus abyssinicus, Illadopsis stierlingi, Lioptilys abyssinicus, Pseudoalcippe abyssinica, Pseudoalcippe abyssinica abyssinica, Sylvia abyssinica, Sylvia abyssinica [abyssinica Group], Sylvia abyssinica abyssinica, Sylvia abyssinica stierlingi, Sylvia habessinica, Turdinus stierlingi
Lithuanian: Abisininė netikroji alcipa
Dutch: Afrikaanse Grijskop, Ethiopische Monnikstimalia
Norwegian: Gråhodetimalsanger, Sothodeløvtimal
Polish: pokrzewka szarogłowa, wyzynniak szary, wyżynniak szary
Portuguese: Zaragateiro-montes
Portuguese (Portugal): toutinegra-abissínia
Russian: Альциппа-монашка, Африканская славка-монашка
Slovak: alkipovec sivý, penica sivohlavá
Swedish: bergnunnesångare, bergnunnesångare/ruwenzorinunnesångare, Bergsnunnetimalia
Turkish: Habeş dağ ötleğeni
Ukrainian: пеніка абісинська, Тимелія абісинська
Chinese: 非洲雅鹛
Chinese (Traditional): 阿比西尼亞山雅鶥

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