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Grey-headed Silverbill

Spermestes griseicapilla (Delacour, 1943)

The Grey-headed Silverbill (Lonchura griseicapilla), also known as Peal-headed Mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Tanzania. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km². It is sometimes placed in the genus Odontospiza as Odontospiza griseicapilla. Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
  Spermestes

Scientific:
  Spermestes griseicapilla

Citation:
  (Delacour, 1943)

Reference:
  Zoologica p.82

Protonym:
  Lonchura griseicapilla

Avibase ID:
  7D6F12FEE6916C57

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7D6F12FE

Taxonomic Serial Number:

Geographic range:

  • Spermestes griseicapilla: S Ethiopia to Kenya and central Tanzania
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Grey-headed Silverbill
Catalan:
maniquí capgrís
Czech:
amadina perlolící
Danish:
Perlehalsamadine
German:
Graukopfelsterchen
Spanish:
Capuchino Cabecigrís
Spanish (Spain):
Capuchino Cabecigrís
Finnish:
huppuhopeanokka
French:
Capucin à tête grise
Croatian:
sivoglava amadina
Hungarian:
szürkefejű amandina
Italian:
Becco d'argento testagrigia
Japanese (romaji):
okinachou
Japanese:
オキナチョウ
Lithuanian:
Perlinė munija
Dutch:
Grijskopzilverbekje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråhovudsølvnebb
Norwegian:
Gråhodesølvnebb
Polish:
srebrnodziobek szaroglowy
Portuguese:
Capuchinho-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian:
Жемчужноголовая амадина
Slovak:
mníška perlolíca
Swedish:
pärlhalsmunia
Ukrainian:
Сріблодзьоб сіроголовий
Chinese:
灰头银嘴文鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
灰頭銀嘴文鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Capucin à tête grise ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Capucin à tête grise ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Clements 1st edition:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Dontospiza caniceps)
Clements 3rd edition:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Clements 4th edition:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements 6th edition:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements, version 2015:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements, version 2016:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements, version 2017:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements, version 2018:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Clements, version 2019:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
eBird version 1.50:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
eBird version 1.52:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
eBird version 1.53:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
eBird version 1.54:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
eBird version 1.55:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
eBird version 2015:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
eBird version 2016:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
eBird version 2017:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
eBird version 2018:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
eBird version 2019:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Spermestes caniceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Spermestes caniceps)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza griseicapilla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Odontospiza caniceps)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Spermestes griseicapilla)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Gray-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
James Lee Peters:
Lonchura griseicapilla
James Lee Peters (original):
Lonchura griseicapilla
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
Lonchura griseicapilla
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Lonchura griseicapilla)
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Spermestes caniceps)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Grey-headed Silverbill ( Spermestes griseicapilla)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Odontospiza caniceps
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Odontospiza caniceps

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: maniquí capgrís
Czech: amadina perlolící, Amadina šedohlavá
Danish: Perlehalsamadine
German: Graukopfelsterchen, Graukopfsilberschnabel, Graukopf-Silberschnabel, Perlhalsamadine
English: Gray headed Silverbill, Gray-headed Silverbill, Gray-headed Silverbird, Grey headed Silverbill, Grey-headed Silverbill, Grey-headed Silverbird
English (IOC): Grey-headed Silverbill
English (Kenya): Grey-headed Silverbill
Spanish: Capuchino Cabecigrís, Capuchino de Cabeza Gris
Spanish (Spain): Capuchino Cabecigrís
Spanish (HBW): Gray-headed Silverbill
Estonian: hallpea-amadiin
Finnish: Huppuhopeanokka
French: Capucin à tête grise, Mannikin à tête grise, Spermète à tête grise
Croatian: sivoglava amadina
Hungarian: szürkefejű amandina
Italian: Becco d'argento testagrigia
Japanese (romaji): okinachou
Japanese: オキナチョウ
Scientific: Dontospiza caniceps, Euodice griseicapilla, Lonchura caniceps, Lonchura caniceps caniceps, Lonchura griseicapilla, Munia caniceps, Odontospiza caniceps, Odontospiza griseicapilla, Pitylia caniceps, Spermestes caniceps, Spermestes griseicapilla
Lithuanian: Perlinė munija
Dutch: Grijskopzilverbekje, Parelhaslamadine
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråhovudsølvnebb
Norwegian: Gråhodesølvnebb, Perlehalsnonne
Polish: mniszka łuskolica, srebrnodziobek szaroglowy, srebrnodziobek szarogłowy
Portuguese: Capuchinho-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian: Жемчужноголовая амадина
Slovak: mníška perlolíca
Swedish: Gråhuvad munia, pärlhalsmunia
Swahili: Tongo Kichwa-kijivu
Ukrainian: Сріблодзьоб сіроголовий
Chinese: 灰头银嘴文鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 灰頭銀嘴文鳥

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