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Brhlík taka (1 Viewer)

Kowalik

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Poland
Hi! Does anyone know what the specific epithet for brhlík taka, the Slovak name for Sitta oenochlamys, comes from etymologically? I don't speak Slovak and can't find data that would give me a clear answer...
 
Hi! Does anyone know what the specific epithet for brhlík taka, the Slovak name for Sitta oenochlamys, comes from etymologically? I don't speak Slovak and can't find data that would give me a clear answer...

Taka seems to be a local name for this bird. (Not a Slovak word at all, thus. This word doesn't seem to exist in Slovak.)
E.g. :
 
Taka seems to be a local name for this bird. (Not a Slovak word at all, thus. This word doesn't seem to exist in Slovak.)
E.g. :
Oh, thank you very much! This is exactly what I was looking for!
 

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