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GLAREOLA PRATINCOLA [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
Glareola pratincola
Latin
OBS

A bird of the family Glareolidae.

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.

Key term(s)
  • red winged pratincole

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Glareola pratincola
Latin
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Glareolidae.

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.

OBS

glaréole à collier : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

Spanish

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