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BRANTA HUTCHINSII [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bird of the family Anatidae.

OBS

cackling goose: according to the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU).

OBS

tundra goose: according to the taxonomic order and nomenclature that follows Sibley & Monroe 1996.

OBS

Branta canadensis hutchinsii: Branta hutchinsii was formerly treated as a subspecies and is now separated on the basis of genetic studies of geese.

OBS

According to some authors, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Anatidae.

OBS

bernache de Hutchins : terme français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

Branta canadensis hutchinsii : Branta hutchinsii était autrefois considérée comme une sous-espèce. Des études génétiques ont permis de la hisser au rang d'espèce.

OBS

Selon certains auteurs,les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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