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Grey-necked Rockfowl
Picathartes oreas Reichenow, A 1899
The grey-necked rockfowl is a medium-sized bird in the family Picathartidae with a long neck and tail. Also known as the grey-necked picathartes, this passerine is mainly found in rocky areas of close-canopied rainforest from south-west Nigeria through Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and south-west Gabon. It additionally lives on the island of Bioko. Its distribution is patchy, with populations often isolated from each other. The rockfowl typically chooses to live near streams and inselbergs in its forested habitat. It has no recognized subspecies, though some believe that it forms a superspecies with the white-necked rockfowl. The grey-necked rockfowl has grey upperparts, a light grey breast, and lemon-coloured underparts. Its unusually long tail is used for balance, and its thighs are muscular. The head is nearly featherless, with the exposed skin being powder blue on the forehead and upper mandible and carmine on the hindcrown. The bird's cheeks and eyes are covered in a large, circular black patch that, though narrow, connects and divides the carmine and powder blue skin at the peak of the crown. Though the bird is usually silent, some calls are known. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Eupetidae
Genus:
Picathartes
Scientific:
Picathartes oreas
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Eupetidae
Genus:
Picathartes
Scientific:
Picathartes oreas
Original description
Citation:
Reichenow, A 1899
Reference:
Orn. Monatsber.
7 p.40
Protonym:
Picathartes oreas
Type locality:
British Cameroons; type alleged to come from Victoria [lat. 4° 00' N., long. 9° 12' E.].
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32584457
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C9B244E1D3CDC4BD
Avibase ID:
avibase-C9B244E1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C9B244E1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562166
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Picathartes oreas: Forests of se Nigeria to s Cameroon and ne Gabon; Bioko
Source: Clements checklist
Grey-necked Rockfowl
Catalan:
picatart collgrís
Czech:
vranule šedokrká
Danish:
Rødhovedet Kragedrossel
German:
Buntkopf-Felsenhüpfer
Spanish:
Picatartes Cuelligrís
Spanish (Spain):
Picatartes cuelligrís
Finnish:
punapääkaljukas
French:
Picatharte du Cameroun
Croatian:
plavočela gologlavka
Hungarian:
szürkenyakú gólyalábúvarjú
Italian:
Picatarte collogrigio
Japanese (romaji):
zuakahagechimedori
Japanese:
ズアカハゲチメドリ
Lithuanian:
pilkakaklė plikoji varna
Dutch:
Grijsnekkaalkopkraai
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåpannegrottefugl
Norwegian:
Blåpannegrottefugl
Polish:
sępowronka kameruńska
Portuguese:
picatartes-dos-camarões
Portuguese (Portugal):
picatartes-de-pescoço-cinzento
Russian:
Красноголовая лысая сорока
Slovak:
holohlavec skalný
Serbian:
Sivovrata gologlavka
Swedish:
rödskallig kråktrast
Ukrainian:
Гологолов східний
Chinese:
灰颈岩鹛
Chinese (Traditional):
灰頸岩鶥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Picatharte du Cameroun ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Picatharte du Cameroun ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 1st edition: Red-headed Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements, version 2021: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements, version 2022: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements, version 2023: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Red-headed Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 4th edition: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 6th edition: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Gray-necked Picathartidae (Rockfowl) ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements, version 2015: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements, version 2016: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements, version 2017: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements, version 2018: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Clements, version 2019: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 1.50: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 1.52: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 1.53: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 1.54: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 1.55: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 2015: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 2016: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 2017: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 2018: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 2019: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 2021: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 2022: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| eBird version 2023: Gray-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Grey-necked Bald Crow ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Grey-necked Bald Crow ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Grey-necked Picathartes ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-headed Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Picathartes oreas |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Picathartes oreas |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Picathartes oreas |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Grey-necked Rockfowl ( Picathartes oreas) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Picathartes oreas |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Picathartes oreas |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Catalan: picatart collgrís
Czech: Vranule šedokrká
Danish: Rødhovedet Kragedrossel
German: Buntkopf-Felsenhüpfer, Buntkopf-Felshüpfer
English: Cameroon Bare-headed Rockfowl, Cameroon Bare-headed Rock-Fowl, Cameroon Rockfowl, Gray necked Rockfowl, Gray-necked Bald Crow, Gray-necked Baldcrow, Gray-necked Picathartes, Gray-necked Picathartidae (Rockfowl), Gray-necked Rockfowl, Grey necked Rockfowl, Grey-necked Bald Crow, Grey-necked Baldcrow, Grey-necked Picathartes, Grey-necked Rockfowl, Red-headed Picathartes, Red-headed Rockfowl
English, HBW: Grey-necked Rockfowl
English (IOC): Grey-necked Rockfowl
English (United States): Gray-necked Rockfowl
Spanish: Pavo Calvo de Camerun, Picatartes Cuelligrís
Spanish (Spain): Picatartes cuelligrís
Spanish (HBW): Gray-necked Rockfowl
Estonian: punakukal-kaljukark
Finnish: Punapääkaljukas
French: Picatharte à cou gris, Picatharte à tête multicolore, Picatharte du Cameroun
Croatian: plavočela gologlavka
Hungarian: szürkenyakú gólyalábúvarjú
Italian: Picatarte collogrigio
Japanese (romaji): zuakahagechimedori
Japanese: ズアカハゲチメドリ
Scientific: Picathartes oreas
Lithuanian: pilkakaklė plikoji varna, Pilkakalė plikoji varna
Maltese: tajra tal-blat ta' għonqha griż
Dutch: Grijsnekkaalkopkraai, Grijsnek-kaalkopkraai
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåpannegrottefugl
Norwegian: Blåpannegrottefugl, Gråhode kråketrost
Polish: sepowronka kamerunska, sępowronka kameruńska
Portuguese: picatartes-dos-camarões
Portuguese (Portugal): picatartes-de-pescoço-cinzento
Russian: Восточная лысая ворона, Восточная лысая сорока, Красноголовая лысая сорока, серошейная лысая сорока
Slovak: holohlavec skalný
Serbian: Sivovrata gologlavka
Swedish: Gråhakad kråktrast, rödskallig kråktrast
Turkish: Gri boyunlu mağarasaksağanı
Ukrainian: Гологолов східний
Chinese: 灰颈岩鹛
Chinese (Traditional): 灰頸岩鶥
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