Yellow-legged Flyrobin Kempiella griseoceps Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (3)
Walter E. Boles
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in eBird-supported languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Жълтокрака мухолвка |
| Catalan | petroica camagroga |
| Croatian | žutonogi batić |
| Czech | lejsčík žlutonohý |
| Danish | Gulbenet Sangfluesnapper |
| Dutch | Gele vliegenvanger |
| English | Yellow-legged Flyrobin |
| English (AVI) | Yellow-legged Flyrobin |
| English (United States) | Yellow-legged Flyrobin |
| Estonian | ladva-sööstmiro |
| Finnish | latvussieppo |
| French | Miro à pattes jaunes |
| German | Gelbfußschnäpper |
| Indonesian | Sikatan kuning |
| Japanese | キアシオリーブヒタキ |
| Norwegian | gulbeinflueskvett |
| Polish | muchóweczka żółtonoga |
| Russian | Желтоногая дриада |
| Serbian | Siva lažna muharica |
| Slovak | mucholovka žltonohá |
| Spanish | Petroica Patigualda |
| Spanish (Spain) | Petroica patigualda |
| Swedish | gulbent flugskvätta |
| Turkish | Sarı Bacaklı Sinekbülbülü |
| Ukrainian | Гвінейниця жовтонога |
Revision Notes
Claire Walter prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Kempiella griseoceps (De Vis, 1894)
PROTONYM:
Microeca griseoceps
De Vis, 1894. Annual Report on British New Guinea from 1st July, 1893 to 30th June 1894 with Appendices App.EE, p.101.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mt. Maneao, southeastern New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- KEMPIELLA
- griseoceps
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Kempiella griseoceps occidentalis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
New Guinea mountains (Vogelkop and Fakfak Mountains east to Victor Emanuel Range, including Cyclops Mountains, Bewani Mountains, Torricelli Mountains and, possibly, Adelbert Mountains).
Kempiella griseoceps occidentalis (Rothschild & Hartert, 1903)
PROTONYM:
Microeca griseiceps occidentalis
Rothschild & Hartert, 1903. Novitates Zoologicae 10, no.3, p.471.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Warmendi, Arfak Mountains.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- KEMPIELLA
- griseoceps
- occidentale / occidentalis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Kempiella griseoceps griseoceps Scientific name definitions
Distribution
South and southeast New Guinea (lowlands of southern Trans-Fly region; Herzog Mountains and mountains of southeast).
Kempiella griseoceps griseoceps (De Vis, 1894)
PROTONYM:
Microeca griseoceps
De Vis, 1894. Annual Report on British New Guinea from 1st July, 1893 to 30th June 1894 with Appendices App.EE, p.101.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mt. Maneao, southeastern New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- KEMPIELLA
- griseoceps
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Kempiella griseoceps kempi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
North Queensland (Northeast Cape York Peninsula), in north Australia.
Kempiella griseoceps kempi Mathews, 1913
PROTONYM:
Kempiella kempi
Mathews, 1913. The Austral Avian Record; a scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna, 2 no.1, p.12.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape York, northern Queensland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- KEMPIELLA
- griseoceps
- kempi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Yellow-legged Flycatcher
