South African Shelduck Tadorna cana Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Monotypic
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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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 | South African Shelduck |
| English (United States) | South African Shelduck |
| Finnish | kapinsorsa |
| French | Tadorne à tête grise |
| French (French Guiana) | 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 |
| Romanian | Călifar sud-african |
| Russian | Сероголовый огарь |
| Serbian | Kapska utva |
| Slovak | kazarka sivohlavá |
| Spanish | Tarro Sudafricano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tarro sudafricano |
| Swedish | gråhuvad rostand |
| Turkish | Gri Başlı Angıt |
| Ukrainian | Огар сіроголовий |
Tadorna cana ("Gmelin, JF", 1789)
PROTONYM:
Anas cana
"Gmelin, JF", 1789. Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 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
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the South African Shelduck