Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | lyska velká |
| Danish | Kæmpeblishøne |
| Dutch | Reuzenkoet |
| English | Giant Coot |
| English (United States) | Giant Coot |
| Finnish | punannokikana |
| French | Foulque géante |
| French (French Guiana) | Foulque géante |
| German | Riesenblässhuhn |
| Icelandic | Tröllhæna |
| Japanese | オニオオバン |
| Norwegian | kjempesothøne |
| Polish | łyska wielka |
| Russian | Гигантская лысуха |
| Serbian | Džinovska liska |
| Slovak | lyska veľká |
| Spanish | Focha Gigante |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Gallareta Gigante |
| Spanish (Chile) | Tagua gigante |
| Spanish (Peru) | Gallareta Gigante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Focha gigante |
| Swedish | jättesothöna |
| Turkish | Koca Meke |
| Ukrainian | Лиска гігантська |
Fulica gigantea Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841
PROTONYM:
Fulcia gigantea
Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841. Voy.LaBoniteZool. 1, "p.102,Atlas Ois. pl.8".
TYPE LOCALITY:
Peru.
Definitions
- FULICA
- fulica
- gigantea / giganteus
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Giant Coot Fulica gigantea Scientific name definitions
Barry Taylor
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 18, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 18, 2013
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Giant Coot Fulica gigantea
Authors
Barry Taylor
Recommended Citation
Taylor, B. (2020). Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea), 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.giacoo1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- April 18, 2013
- Giant Coot Fulica gigantea
Authors
Barry Taylor
Recommended Citation
Taylor, B. (2013). Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea). 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.