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PICOIDES DORSALIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Arctic three-toed woodpecker
1, record 1, English, Arctic%20three%2Dtoed%20woodpecker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- three-toed woodpecker 2, record 1, English, three%2Dtoed%20woodpecker
former designation, correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Picidae. 3, record 1, English, - Arctic%20three%2Dtoed%20woodpecker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
three-toed woodpecker: This species, formerly named Picoides tridactylus, is now (2003) corresponding to the Picoides dorsalis and named American three-toed woodpecker. 4, record 1, English, - Arctic%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. 5, record 1, English, - Arctic%20three%2Dtoed%20woodpecker
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Arctic threetoed woodpecker
- threetoed woodpecker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pic tridactyle
1, record 1, French, pic%20tridactyle
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pic à dos rayé 2, record 1, French, pic%20%C3%A0%20dos%20ray%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 Picidae. 3, record 1, French, - pic%20tridactyle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pic tridactyle: nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - pic%20tridactyle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pic à dos rayé : Cette espèce correspond désormais(2003) au nom scientifique Picoides dorsalis. 4, record 1, French, - pic%20tridactyle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 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. 5, record 1, French, - pic%20tridactyle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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