Sigelus silens

Sigelus silens, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muscicapoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Passerida Superfamilia: Muscicapoidea

Familia: Muscicapidae
Genus: Sigelus
Species: Sigelus silens
Subspecies: S. s. lawsoni – S. s. silens

Name

Sigelus silens (Shaw, 1809)

• Type locality: forests of Auteniquoi = Knysna district, Cape Province (South Africa)

Synonymy

• Lanius silens (protonym)
• Melaenornis silens (Shaw, 1809)

References

Primary references

• Shaw, G.K. 1809. General zoology or systematic natural history. Volume 7 (Birds) (pt. 1) i–xvii + 1–280, Pls. 1–36 BHL; (pt 2), i–xii + 281–504, Pls. 37–71. BHL. Kearsley, London. Reference page.  pt2 p. 330

Additional references

• Voelker, G., Huntley, J.W., Peñalba, J.V. & Bowie, R.C.K. 2016. Resolving taxonomic uncertainty and historical biogeographic patterns in Muscicapa flycatchers and their allies. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 94 (B): 618-625. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.026 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Fiskaalvlieëvanger
Deutsch: Würgerschnäpper
English: Fiscal Flycatcher
Esperanto: Akuzista muŝkaptulo
español: Papamoscas fiscal
français: Gobemouche fiscal
magyar: Gébicsképű légykapó
italiano: Pigliamosche fiscale
Nederlands: Klauwiervliegenvanger
português: papa-moscas-fiscal
svenska: fiskalflugsnappare
isiXhosa: Icola

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