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African Tailorbird [metopias or pallidus]
Artisornis metopias [metopias or pallidus] (= Artisornis metopias metopias) (Reichenow, A 1907)
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Cisticolidae
Genus:
Artisornis
Scientific:
Artisornis metopias metopias
Original description
Citation:
(Reichenow, A 1907)
Reference:
Orn. Monatsber.
15 p.30
Protonym:
Prinia metopias
Type locality:
Usambara, Tanganyika [Tanzania]
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101411#page/48/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
CAEE62E083133B36
Avibase ID:
avibase-CAEE62E0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CAEE62E0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 923922
Geographic range:
- Artisornis metopias metopias: montane forest of eastern Tanzania to northwestern Mozambique (Njesi Plateau)
Source: Clements checklist
African Tailorbird [metopias or pallidus]
French:
Apalis couturière [metopias ou pallidus]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Tailorbird [metopias or pallidus] ( Artisornis metopias [metopias or pallidus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Tailorbird [metopias or pallidus] ( Artisornis metopias [metopias or pallidus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Tailorbird [metopias or pallidus] ( Artisornis metopias [metopias or pallidus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): African Tailorbird [metopias or pallidus] ( Artisornis metopias [metopias or pallidus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Tailorbird (nominate) ( Artisornis metopias metopias) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Tailorbird (nominate) ( Artisornis metopias metopias) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Tailorbird (nominate) ( Artisornis metopias metopias) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Tailorbird (nominate) ( Artisornis metopias metopias) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Tailorbird (nominate) ( Artisornis metopias metopias) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Tailorbird (nominate) ( Artisornis metopias metopias) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Tailorbird [metopias or pallidus] ( Artisornis metopias [metopias or pallidus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Tailorbird [metopias or pallidus] ( Artisornis metopias [metopias or pallidus]) |
| Avilist 2025: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Orthotomus metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Orthotomus metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Orthotomus metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Orthotomus metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Orthotomus metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Orthotomus metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Orthotomus metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Orthotomus metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Orthotomus metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Orthotomus metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Artisornis metopias metopias [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Artisornis metopias
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Rotkappensänger
English: African Tailorbird, African Tailorbird (nominate), African Tailorbird [metopias or pallidus]
French: Apalis couturière (metopias), Apalis couturière (nominal), Apalis couturière [metopias or pallidus], Apalis couturière [metopias ou pallidus], Couturière d'Afrique, Couturière d'Afrique (nominal), Couturière d'Afrique (nominale), Couturière d'Afrique (race nominale)
Italian: Uccello sarto corona rossa
Scientific: Artisornis metopias [metopias or pallidus], Artisornis metopias metopias, Artisornis metopias pallidus, Edela ruficeps, Orthotomus metopias metopias, Orthotomus metopias pallidus, Orthotomus ruficeps ruficeps, Prinia metopias
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