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CARACARA PLANCUS CHERIWAY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crested caracara
1, record 1, English, crested%20caracara
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Northern caracara 2, record 1, English, Northern%20caracara
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Falconidae. 3, record 1, English, - crested%20caracara
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Caracara cheriway: Formerly combined with the South American Caracara plancus [Southern Caracara] and Caracara lutosus [Guadaloupe Caracara] as Crested Caracara, but separated by Dove and Banks (1999). 4, record 1, English, - crested%20caracara
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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. 5, record 1, English, - crested%20caracara
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caracara du Nord
1, record 1, French, caracara%20du%20Nord
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- caracara huppé 2, record 1, French, caracara%20hupp%C3%A9
former designation, correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Falconidae. 3, record 1, French, - caracara%20du%20Nord
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
caracara du Nord : terme français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - caracara%20du%20Nord
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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. 4, record 1, French, - caracara%20du%20Nord
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carancho
1, record 1, Spanish, carancho
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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