Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Janice M. Hughes
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 28, 2011
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 28, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Croatian | kukavica trkačica |
| Czech | kukačka kohoutí |
| Dutch | Grote Renkoekoek |
| English | Greater Roadrunner |
| English (United States) | Greater Roadrunner |
| French | Grand Géocoucou |
| French (French Guiana) | Grand Géocoucou |
| German | Wegekuckuck |
| Icelandic | Sprettgaukur |
| Japanese | オオミチバシリ |
| Norwegian | storløpegjøk |
| Polish | kukawka kalifornijska |
| Russian | Калифорнийская кукушка-подорожник |
| Serbian | Ptica trkačica |
| Slovak | kukuľa zemná |
| Spanish | Correcaminos Grande |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Correcaminos Norteño |
| Spanish (Spain) | Correcaminos grande |
| Swedish | större tuppgök |
| Turkish | Büyük Yerkoşarı |
| Ukrainian | Таязура-подорожник каліфорнійська |
Geococcyx californianus (Lesson, 1829)
PROTONYM:
Saurothera californiana
Lesson, 1829. OeuvresCompl.Buffon 6, p.420.
TYPE LOCALITY:
California.
Definitions
- GEOCOCCYX
- californiana / californianus / californica
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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)
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