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Velvet Asity
Philepitta castanea (Müller, PLS 1776)
The velvet asity is a species of bird in the family Philepittidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Philepittidae
Genus:
Philepitta
Scientific:
Philepitta castanea
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Philepittidae
Genus:
Philepitta
Scientific:
Philepitta castanea
Original description
Citation:
(Müller, PLS 1776)
Reference:
Linné vollst. Natursyst. Suppl. Reg. Bd.
Protonym:
Turdus castaneus
Type locality:
Madagascar.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/218386#page/163/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
90A9B4AC55C6E6B1
Avibase ID:
avibase-90A9B4AC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/90A9B4AC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562000
Geographic range:
- Philepitta castanea: humid montane slopes of eastern Madagascar
Source: Clements checklist
Velvet Asity
Afrikaans:
Fluweeljala
Bulgarian:
Кадифена филепита
Catalan:
asití de vellut
Czech:
pitovec hedvábný
Danish:
Fløjlsasiti
German:
Seidenjala
Esperanto:
velura filepito
Spanish:
Filepita Aterciopelada
Spanish (Spain):
Filepita Aterciopelada
Estonian:
samet-asiiti
Finnish:
samettiasitti
French:
Philépitte veloutée
Croatian:
veliki asiti
Hungarian:
bársonypitta
Icelandic:
Kastaníustássi
Italian:
Asity vellutato
Japanese (romaji):
biro-domamiyairochou
Japanese:
ビロードマミヤイロチョウ
Lithuanian:
aksominė madagaskarinė pita
Dutch:
Fluweelasitie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fløyelsasiti
Norwegian:
Fløyelsasiti
Polish:
brodawnik aksamitny
Portuguese:
Asite-veludo
Portuguese (Portugal):
filepita-veludo
Russian:
Бархатная филепитта
Slovak:
jala tmavá
Serbian:
Somotasta asita
Swedish:
sammetsasit
Turkish:
Filipe filipeti
Ukrainian:
Асіті чорний
Chinese:
紫黑裸眉鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
絲絨裸眉鶇
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Avilist 2025: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Philépitte veloutée ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Philépitte veloutée ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 1st edition: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements, version 2021: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements, version 2022: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements, version 2023: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements, version 2024: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements, version 2025: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 4th edition: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 6th edition: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements, version 2015: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements, version 2016: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements, version 2017: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements, version 2018: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Clements, version 2019: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 1.50: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 1.52: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 1.53: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 1.54: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 1.55: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 2015: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 2016: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 2017: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 2018: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 2019: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 2021: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 2022: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 2023: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 2024: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| eBird version 2025: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Velvety Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Philepitta castanea |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Philepitta castanea |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Philepitta castanea |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Velvet Asity ( Philepitta castanea) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Philepitta castanea |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Philepitta castanea |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Fluweeljala
Bulgarian: Кадифена филепита
Catalan: asití de vellut
Czech: Pitovec hedvábný
Danish: Fløjlsasiti
German: Seidenjala
English: Velvet Asity, Velvety Asity
English (Avilist): Velvet Asity
English, HBW: Velvet Asity
English (IOC): Velvet Asity
English (United States): Velvet Asity
Esperanto: Kaŝtana filepito, velura filepito
Spanish: Asitis de Terciopelo, Filepita Aterciopelada
Spanish (Spain): Filepita Aterciopelada
Spanish (HBW): Velvet Asity
Estonian: samet-asiiti
Finnish: Samettiasitti
French: Philépitte veloutée
French (Guyane): Philépitte veloutée
Croatian: veliki asiti
Hungarian: bársonypitta
Icelandic: Kastaníustássi
Italian: Asite di velluto, Asity vellutato
Japanese (romaji): biroadomamiyairochou, biro-domamiyairochou
Japanese: ビロアドマミヤイロチョウ, ビロードマミヤイロチョウ
Kirghiz: чийбаркыттай филепитта
Scientific: Philepitta castanea, Philepitta sericea, Turdus castaneus, Turdus rubrocanus
Lithuanian: Aksominė madagasakrinė pita, aksominė madagaskarinė pita
Malagasy: Asitilahimanga, Asity, fody sahy, Soisoy
Dutch: Fluweelasitie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fløyelsasiti
Norwegian: Fløyelsasiti
Polish: brodawnik aksamitny
Portuguese: Asite-veludo
Portuguese (Portugal): filepita-veludo
Russian: Бархатистая филепитта, Бархатная филепитта, Вельветовая филепитта
Slovak: Jala tmavá
Serbian: Somotasta asita
Swedish: sammetsasit, Svart asiti
Turkish: Filipe filipeti
Ukrainian: Асіті чорний
Chinese: 紫黑裸眉鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 絲絨裸眉鶇
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