Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | kachyně bělohlavá |
| Danish | Duck Chubutkæmpeand |
| Dutch | Witkopbooteend |
| English | White-headed Steamer-Duck |
| English (United States) | White-headed Steamer-Duck |
| Finnish | valkopääviuhtoja |
| French | Brassemer à tête blanche |
| French (France) | Brassemer à tête blanche |
| German | Weißkopf-Dampfschiffente |
| Japanese | アルゼンチンフナガモ |
| Norwegian | hvithodeskovleand |
| Polish | torpedówka białogłowa |
| Russian | Белоголовая утка-пароход |
| Serbian | Beloglava parobrodska patka |
| Slovak | parníkovka bielohlavá |
| Spanish | Quetro Cabeciblanco |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Quetro Cabeza Blanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Quetro cabeciblanco |
| Swedish | vithuvad ångbåtsand |
| Turkish | Ak Başlı Forsa Ördeği |
| Ukrainian | Качка-пароплав світлоголова |
Tachyeres leucocephalus Humphrey & Thompson, 1981
PROTONYM:
Tachyeres leucocephalus
Humphrey & Thompson, 1981. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas no.95, p.1-12.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TACHYERES
- leucocephala / leucocephalos / leucocephalus
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White-headed Steamer-Duck Tachyeres leucocephalus Scientific name definitions
Jack C. Eitniear
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 13, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 13, 2014
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- White-headed Steamer-Duck Tachyeres leucocephalus
Authors
Jack C. Eitniear
Recommended Citation
Eitniear, J. C. (2020). White-headed Steamer-Duck (Tachyeres leucocephalus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.whhstd1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- August 13, 2014
- White-headed Steamerduck Tachyeres leucocephalus
Authors
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C. and G. M. Kirwan (2014). White-headed Steamerduck (Tachyeres leucocephalus). 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.