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PICOIDES DORSALIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-09-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- American three-toed woodpecker
1, record 1, English, American%20three%2Dtoed%20woodpecker
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 Picidae. 2, record 1, English, - American%20three%2Dtoed%20woodpecker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Picoides dorsalis: Formerly considered conspecific with the Old World Picoides tridactylus (Linnaeus) [Eurasian Threetoed Woodpecker], but separated because of significant differences in mitochondrial DNA sequences. 3, record 1, English, - American%20three%2Dtoed%20woodpecker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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. 4, record 1, English, - American%20three%2Dtoed%20woodpecker
Record 1, Key term(s)
- American threetoed woodpecker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pic à dos rayé
1, record 1, French, pic%20%C3%A0%20dos%20ray%C3%A9
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 Picidae. 2, record 1, French, - pic%20%C3%A0%20dos%20ray%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pic à dos rayé : terme français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - pic%20%C3%A0%20dos%20ray%C3%A9
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, - pic%20%C3%A0%20dos%20ray%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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