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CALYPTE ANNA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-04-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Anna's hummingbird
1, record 1, English, Anna%27s%20hummingbird
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 Trochilidae. 2, record 1, English, - Anna%27s%20hummingbird
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 3, record 1, English, - Anna%27s%20hummingbird
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- colibri d’Anna
1, record 1, French, colibri%20d%26rsquo%3BAnna
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 Trochilidae. 2, record 1, French, - colibri%20d%26rsquo%3BAnna
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
colibri d’Anna : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - colibri%20d%26rsquo%3BAnna
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. 4, record 1, French, - colibri%20d%26rsquo%3BAnna
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- colibrí cabeza roja
1, record 1, Spanish, colibr%C3%AD%20cabeza%20roja
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- colibrí de Anna 1, record 1, Spanish, colibr%C3%AD%20de%20Anna
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] pequeña ave de la familia Trochilidae [...] Se identifica por el color rojo en su frente y cuello. La parte superior del cuerpo es verde oscuro brillante, mientras que la parte inferior es gris, moteado de verde apagado. Las hembras carecen de rojo en el cuello, el resto de la parte inferior de su cuerpo es verde. [...] Originalmente existían solo en el noroeste de Baja California y Alta California al oeste de la sierra Nevada. En los últimos 65 años [se] ha extendido al norte de Vancouver, en la Colombia Británica, al este a través del sur de Arizona, y sur de Guerrero Negro en Baja California. 1, record 1, Spanish, - colibr%C3%AD%20cabeza%20roja
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