South African Shelduck Tadorna cana Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- 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 (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
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‡: extinct
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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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