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Common Locustfinch

Paludipasser locustella Neave, SA 1909

The locust finch or locustfinch is a species of waxbill found in south-central and south-eastern Africa. It is the only species in the genus Paludipasser. It is sometimes placed in the genus Ortygospiza. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Estrildidae
Genus:
   Paludipasser
Scientific:
  Paludipasser locustella

Original description

Citation:
  Neave, SA 1909

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 25 p.25

Protonym:
  Paludipasser locustella

Type locality:
  near Lake Bangweulu ; type from upper Luansenshi River, northeast of Lake Bangweulu, fide Neave, 1910, Ibis, p. 251.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120095#page/293/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EF6293B7B6DFE001

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EF6293B7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EF6293B7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916652

Geographic range:

  • Paludipasser locustella: patchy in open upland short or burnt grassland of north-central to south-central Africa from Nigeria eastward to Tanzania, and in south from southern Angola eastward to central Mozambique
  • Paludipasser locustella locustella: Angola eastward to southern Tanzania and southward in east to central Mozambique
  • Paludipasser locustella uelensis: patchy from central Nigeria eastward to northern Democratic Republic of the Congo and southward to Gabon and Republic of the Congo
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Common Locustfinch
Catalan:
bec de corall gola-roig
Czech:
astrild kobylčí
Danish:
Rødvinget Vagtelastrild
German:
Heuschreckenastrild
Spanish:
Estrilda Saltamontes
Spanish (Spain):
Estrilda Saltamontes
Finnish:
punatöpöpeippo
French:
Astrild-caille à gorge rouge
Croatian:
crnotrba estrilda
Hungarian:
vörösszárnyú fürjasztrild
Italian:
Fringuello locusta
Japanese (romaji):
muneakauzurasuzume
Japanese:
ムネアカウズラスズメ
Lithuanian:
Skėrinė putpelinė astrilda
Dutch:
Sprinkhaanastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grashoppeastrild
Norwegian:
Gresshoppeastrild
Polish:
trawinek czerwonolicy
Portuguese:
Bico-de-lacre-gafanhoto
Portuguese (Portugal):
bico-de-lacre-gafanhoto
Russian:
Саранчовый астрильд
Slovak:
astrilda kobylková
Serbian:
Skakavac zeba
Swedish:
gräshoppsastrild
Ukrainian:
Луговик червонощокий
Chinese:
蝗鹑雀
Chinese (Traditional):
蝗鶉雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Rooivlerkkwartelvinkie
Catalan: bec de corall gola-roig
Czech: Astrild kobylcí, astrild kobylčí
Danish: Rødvinget Vagtelastrild
German: Heuschreckenastrild, Heuschrecken-Astrild
English: Common Locustfinch, Locust Finch, Locust Quailfinch, Locustfinch, Locust-Finch
English, HBW: Locust Finch
English (IOC): Locust Finch
English (Kenya): Locust Finch
English (United States): Locustfinch
Esperanto: Lokustela marĉopasero
Spanish: Estrilda Saltamontes , Pinzón Codorniz Langostera
Spanish (Spain): Estrilda Saltamontes
Spanish (HBW): Locustfinch
Estonian: puna-vuttamadiin
Finnish: Punatöpöpeippo
French: Astrild à plastron rouge, Astrild-caille à gorge rouge
Croatian: crnotrba estrilda
Hungarian: vörösszárnyú fürjasztrild
Italian: Astro locustella, Fringuello locusta
Japanese (romaji): muneakauzurasuzume
Japanese: ムネアカウズラスズメ
Scientific: Ortygospiza irisae, Ortygospiza locustella, Ortygospiza locustella locustella, Paludipasser irisae, Paludipasser locustella, Paludipasser locustella locustella
Lithuanian: Skėrinė putpelinė astrilda
Dutch: Sprinkhaanastrild
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grashoppeastrild
Norwegian: Gresshoppeastrild
Polish: trawinek czerwonolicy
Portuguese: Bico-de-lacre-gafanhoto
Portuguese (Portugal): bico-de-lacre-gafanhoto
Russian: Саранчёвый перепелиный астрильд, Саранчовый (перепелиный) астрильд, Саранчовый астрильд
Slovak: astrilda kobylková
Serbian: Skakavac zeba
Swedish: gräshoppastrild, Gräshoppsastrild
Swahili: Mshigi Kidari-chekundu
Turkish: Çekirge mumgagası
Ukrainian: Луговик червонощокий
Chinese: 蝗鹑雀
Chinese (Traditional): 蝗鶉雀

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