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SPIZAETUS MELANOLEUCUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- black-and-white hawk-eagle
1, record 1, English, black%2Dand%2Dwhite%20hawk%2Deagle
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 Accipitridae. 2, record 1, English, - black%2Dand%2Dwhite%20hawk%2Deagle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formerly placed in the monotypic genus Spizastur, but merged with Spizaetus because DNA sequence data show that melanoleucus is the sister species to Spizaetus ornatus (Helbig et al. 2005). 3, record 1, English, - black%2Dand%2Dwhite%20hawk%2Deagle
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. 4, record 1, English, - black%2Dand%2Dwhite%20hawk%2Deagle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aigle noir et blanc
1, record 1, French, aigle%20noir%20et%20blanc
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 Accipitridae. 2, record 1, French, - aigle%20noir%20et%20blanc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
aigle noir et blanc : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - aigle%20noir%20et%20blanc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Spizastur melanoleucus : Des études génétiques révèlent que cette espèce appartient plutôt au genre Spizaetus et doit être classée ainsi. 2, record 1, French, - aigle%20noir%20et%20blanc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Selon certains auteurs, 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. 2, record 1, French, - aigle%20noir%20et%20blanc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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