Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witkruisvleivalk (-paddavreter) |
| Dutch | Zwarte Kiekendief |
| English | Black Harrier |
| English (United States) | Black Harrier |
| Finnish | mustasuohaukka |
| French | Busard maure |
| French (French Guiana) | Busard maure |
| German | Kapweihe |
| Japanese | クロチュウヒ |
| Norwegian | fynboshauk |
| Polish | błotniak czarny |
| Russian | Чёрный лунь |
| Serbian | Crna eja |
| Slovak | kaňa počerná |
| Spanish | Aguilucho Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Aguilucho negro |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Black Harrier |
| Swedish | svart kärrhök |
| Turkish | Kara Delice |
| Ukrainian | Лунь чорний |
Circus maurus (Temminck, 1828)
PROTONYM:
Falco maurus
Temminck, 1828. Planches Color. livr.78, pl.461.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
Definitions
- CIRCUS
- circus
- maurus
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)
SPECIES
Black Harrier Circus maurus Scientific name definitions
Alan C. Kemp, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 9, 2018
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 9, 2018
Account navigation Account navigation
Originally Appeared in
Revision History
Birds of the World
-
Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Black Harrier Circus maurus
Authors
Alan C. Kemp, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Recommended Citation
Kemp, A. C., G. M. Kirwan, D. A. Christie, and C. J. Sharpe (2020). Black Harrier (Circus maurus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blahar1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
-
Last Published Version
- January 9, 2018
- Black Harrier Circus maurus
Authors
Alan C. Kemp, Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan, David Christie, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Recommended Citation
Kemp, A. C., G. M. Kirwan, D. A. Christie, and C. J. Sharpe (2018). Black Harrier (Circus maurus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.