Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (4)
Rob Hume, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 15, 2021
Revision Notes
Version: 1.1 — Published October 15, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Gewone Dikkop |
Czech | dytík skvrnitý |
Dutch | Kaapse Griel |
English | Spotted Thick-knee |
English (United States) | Spotted Thick-knee |
French | Oedicnème tachard |
French (French Guiana) | Oedicnème tachard |
German | Kaptriel |
Greek | Αφρικανική Πετροτουρλίδα |
Icelandic | Búatrill |
Japanese | ケープイシチドリ |
Norwegian | flekktriel |
Polish | kulon plamisty |
Portuguese (Angola) | Alcaravão do Cabo |
Russian | Капская авдотка |
Serbian | Pegavi ćurlikovac |
Slovak | ležiak škvrnitý |
Spanish | Alcaraván de El Cabo |
Spanish (Spain) | Alcaraván de El Cabo |
Swedish | fläcktjockfot |
Turkish | Benekli Kocagöz |
Ukrainian | Лежень плямистий |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Burhinus capensis ("Lichtenstein, MHC", 1823)
PROTONYM:
Oedicnemus capensis
"Lichtenstein, MHC", 1823. Verz.Doubl.Zool.Mus.Berlin, p.69.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
Definitions
- BURHINUS
- capense / capensis
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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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