Black-headed Duck Heteronetta atricapilla Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Monotypic
Peter E. Lowther
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 15, 2010
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 15, 2010
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | kachnice černohlavá |
| Danish | Snylteand |
| Dutch | Koekoekseend |
| English | Black-headed Duck |
| English (United States) | Black-headed Duck |
| Finnish | loissorsa |
| French | Hétéronette à tête noire |
| French (French Guiana) | Hétéronette à tête noire |
| German | Kuckucksente |
| Icelandic | Gaukönd |
| Japanese | ズグロガモ |
| Norwegian | gjøkand |
| Polish | pasożytka |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | marreca-de-cabeça-preta |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Marreca-de-cabeça-preta |
| Russian | Черноголовая утка |
| Serbian | Patagonska crnoglava patka |
| Slovak | zanášavka čiernohlavá |
| Spanish | Pato Rinconero |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Pato Cabeza Negra |
| Spanish (Chile) | Pato rinconero |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Pato cabeza negra |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pato rinconero |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Pato Cabeza Negra |
| Swedish | svarthuvad and |
| Turkish | Guguk Ördeği |
| Ukrainian | Качка чорноголова |
Heteronetta atricapilla (Merrem, 1841)
PROTONYM:
Anas atricapilla
Merrem, 1841. Allgem. Encyc. [Ersch&Gruber] sect.1 35, p.26.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Buenos Aires.
Definitions
- HETERONETTA
- atricapilla
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: 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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