Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kopereend |
| Asturian | Corión sudafricanu |
| Croatian | kapska utva |
| Czech | husice šedohlavá |
| Danish | Sydafrikansk Gravand |
| Dutch | Kaapse Casarca |
| English (United States) | South African Shelduck |
| Finnish | kapinsorsa |
| French | Tadorne à tête grise |
| German | Kapgans |
| Greek | Νοτιοαφρικανική Καστανόπαπια |
| Hebrew | קזרקה דרום-אפריקנית |
| Hungarian | Szürkefejű ásólúd |
| Icelandic | Trafönd |
| Japanese | ネズミガシラツクシガモ |
| Lithuanian | Pilkagalvė urvinė antis |
| Norwegian | kapprustand |
| Polish | kazarka szarogłowa |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Tadorna-do-cabo |
| Russian | Сероголовый огарь |
| Serbian | Kapska utva |
| Slovak | kazarka sivohlavá |
| Spanish | Tarro Sudafricano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tarro sudafricano |
| Swedish | gråhuvad rostand |
| Turkish | Gri Başlı Angıt |
Tadorna cana (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Anas cana
Gmelin, JF, 1789. Syst. Nat. 1 pt2, p.510.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
Definitions
- TADORNA
- tadorna
- cana
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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South African Shelduck Tadorna cana Scientific name definitions
Carles Carboneras
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 19, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 19, 2013
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
Authors
Carles Carboneras
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C. (2020). South African Shelduck (Tadorna cana), 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.soashe1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- October 19, 2013
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
Authors
Carles Carboneras
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C. (2013). South African Shelduck (Tadorna cana). 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.