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PLUVIER KILDIR [2 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
Charadrius vociferus
Latin
OBS

A bird of the family Charadriidae.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Charadrius vociferus
Latin
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Charadriidae.

OBS

pluvier kildir : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

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.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Birds
DEF

[A] stripe across the breast [of a bird.]

CONT

Semipalmated plovers are smaller with a stubbier bill than killdeer. They have a single breast band instead of two.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Le dos, les ailes et le dessus de la tête sont brun uni, un masque noir se prolonge jusqu'au haut du front, une marque blanche relie les deux yeux, le dessous de l'oiseau est blanc et un seule bande pectorale noire est présente, contrairement au pluvier kildir qui en possède deux.

Spanish

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