Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Czech | kachna měkkozobá |
Danish | Newzealandsk Strømand |
Dutch | Blauwe Eend |
English | Blue Duck |
English (United States) | Blue Duck |
Finnish | vuorisorsa |
French | Canard bleu |
French (France) | Canard bleu |
German | Saumschnabelente |
Icelandic | Dragönd |
Japanese | アオヤマガモ |
Norwegian | kaskadeand |
Polish | krzywonos |
Russian | Синяя утка |
Serbian | Novozelandska patka iz brzaka |
Slovak | vahia modrá |
Spanish | Pato Azul |
Spanish (Spain) | Pato azul |
Swedish | blåand |
Turkish | Mavi Ördek |
Ukrainian | Качка новозеландська |
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Anas malacorhynchos
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.526.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Dusky Sound, South Island, New Zealand.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HYMENOLAIMUS
- hymenolaimus
- malacorhynchos
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‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos Scientific name definitions
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 10, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 10, 2014
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
Authors
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos), 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.bluduc1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- January 10, 2014
- Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
Authors
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C. and G. M. Kirwan (2014). Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos). 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.