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African Tailorbird (altus)
Artisornis metopias altus (Friedmann, H 1927)
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Cisticolidae
Genus:
Artisornis
Scientific:
Artisornis metopias altus
Original description
Citation:
(Friedmann, H 1927)
Reference:
Proc. New Engl. Zool. Club
10 p.4
Protonym:
Opifex altus
Type locality:
Nyingwa, Uluguru Mountains, Tanganyika; altitude 8,000 feet.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E2926032769B9A65
Avibase ID:
avibase-E2926032
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E2926032
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 923921
Geographic range:
- Artisornis metopias altus: eastern Tanzania (Uluguru Mountains)
Source: Clements checklist
African Tailorbird (altus)
French:
Apalis couturière (altus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Tailorbird (altus) ( Artisornis metopias altus) |
| Avilist 2025: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Orthotomus metopias altus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Artisornis metopias altus [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: African Tailorbird (altus)
French: Apalis couturière (altus), Couturière d'Afrique (altus)
Scientific: Artisornis metopias altus, Opifex altus, Orthotomus metopias altus, Orthotomus ruficeps altus
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