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Abyssinian Catbird

Sylvia galinieri (Guérin-Méneville, FÉ 1843)

The Abyssinian catbird or juniper babbler is a species of bird in the family Sylviidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia where found in highland forest and scrub. The Abyssinian catbird is a fairly small mostly grey bird with black lores, whitish forehead and chestnut vent. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Guérin-Méneville, FÉ 1843)

Reference:
   Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvierienne 6 p.162

Protonym:
  Parisoma Galinieri

Type locality:
  Ethiopia.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7940139


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B1400E689AAC5BEE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B1400E68

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B1400E68


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561845

Geographic range:

  • Sylvia galinieri: highland juniper and Hagenia forest of Ethiopia
English:
Abyssinian Catbird
Catalan:
xerraire d'Etiòpia
Czech:
timálie jalovcová
Danish:
Etiopisk Timalie
German:
Roststeiß-Grasmücke
Spanish:
Charlatán Abisinio
Spanish (Spain):
Charlatán abisinio
Finnish:
naukujakerttu
French:
Fauvette de Galinier
Croatian:
etiopska grmuša
Italian:
Uccello gatto d'Abissinia
Japanese (romaji):
nekochimedori
Japanese:
ネコチメドリ
Lithuanian:
Abisininis plepys
Dutch:
Katvogelzanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Etiopiasongar
Norwegian:
Etiopiasanger
Polish:
jałowczyk
Portuguese:
toutinegra-da-abissínia
Portuguese (Portugal):
miador-abissínio
Russian:
Серая абиссиния
Slovak:
penica bieločelá
Serbian:
Abisinska mačkulja
Swedish:
kattsångare
Ukrainian:
сточик
Chinese:
猫鹛
Chinese (Traditional):
貓鶥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Phyllanthe de Galinier ( Parophasma galinieri)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Phyllanthe de Galinier ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 1st edition:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements, version 2021:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
Clements, version 2022:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
Clements, version 2023:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
Clements, version 2024:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
Clements 3rd edition:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 4th edition:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 6th edition:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements, version 2015:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements, version 2016:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements, version 2017:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements, version 2018:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Clements, version 2019:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
eBird version 1.50:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
eBird version 1.52:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
eBird version 1.53:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
eBird version 1.54:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
eBird version 1.55:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
eBird version 2015:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
eBird version 2016:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
eBird version 2017:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
eBird version 2018:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
eBird version 2019:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
eBird version 2021:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
eBird version 2022:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
eBird version 2023:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
eBird version 2024:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Juniper Babbler ( Parophasma galinieri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Juniper Babbler ( Parophasma galinieri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Sylvia galinieri)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Parophasma galinieri
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Parophasma galinieri
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Parophasma galinieri
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Abyssinian Catbird ( Parophasma galinieri)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Parophasma galinieri
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Parophasma galinieri

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Етиопско коприварче
Catalan: xerraire d'Etiòpia
Czech: timálie jalovcová, Timálie nížinná
Danish: Etiopisk Timalie
German: Roststeiß-Grasmücke, Singtimalie, Sing-Timalie
English: Abyssinian Catbird, Ethiopian Catbird, Juniper Babbler
English, HBW: Abyssinian Catbird
English (IOC): Abyssinian Catbird
English (United States): Abyssinian Catbird
Spanish: Charlatán Abisinio, Pájaro Gato Etíope
Spanish (Spain): Charlatán abisinio
Spanish (HBW): Abyssinian Catbird
Estonian: kadaka-põõsalind
Finnish: Etiopiankissatimali, naukujakerttu
French: Fauvette de Galinier, Parophasme de Galinier, Phyllanthe de Galinier, Timalie d'Abyssinie
Croatian: etiopska grmuša
Italian: Uccello gatto d'Abissinia, Uccello gatto dell'Abissinia
Japanese (romaji): nekochimedori
Japanese: ネコチメドリ
Scientific: Crateropus melodus, Parisoma frontalis, Parisoma Galinieri, Parophasma galinieri, Sylvia galinieri
Lithuanian: Abisininis plepys
Dutch: Katvogeltimalia, Katvogelzanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Etiopiasongar
Norwegian: Etiopiasanger, Nattergaltimal
Polish: jałowczyk, stoczyk bialoczelny, stoczyk białoczelny
Portuguese: toutinegra-da-abissínia
Portuguese (Portugal): miador-abissínio
Russian: Певчая тимелия, Серая абиссиния
Slovak: mačiar bieločelý, penica bieločelá
Serbian: Abisinska mačkulja
Swedish: Etiopisk timalia, kattsångare
Turkish: Habeş geveze ötleğeni
Ukrainian: сточик, Тимелія ефіопська
Chinese: 猫鹛
Chinese (Traditional): 貓鶥

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