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BUTOR AMERIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- American bittern
1, record 1, English, American%20bittern
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Ardeidae. 2, record 1, English, - American%20bittern
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, 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. 3, record 1, English, - American%20bittern
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- butor d'Amérique
1, record 1, French, butor%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Ardeidae. 2, record 1, French, - butor%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
butor d'Amérique : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - butor%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, 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. 3, record 1, French, - butor%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- avetoro americano
1, record 1, Spanish, avetoro%20americano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- avetoro norteño 1, record 1, Spanish, avetoro%20norte%C3%B1o
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] especie de ave pelecaniforme de la familia Ardeidae propia de América del Norte y Central. [...] mide entre 59 y 70 centímetros de alto, con una amplitud de alas de 95 a 115 centímetros. [...] Generalmente lleva una vida solitaria, siempre rodeado de vegetación. [...] se alimenta en pantanos y en aguas poco profundas como estanques, consumiendo anfibios, peces, insectos y reptiles. [...] hiberna en el sur de los Estados Unidos y en América Central. Pasa el verano en Canadá y en gran parte de Estados Unidos. Como ave migratoria, raramente anida en Europa, y cuando lo hace puede encontrarse en el Reino Unido y en Irlanda. 1, record 1, Spanish, - avetoro%20americano
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