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CERYLE ALCYON [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
- belted kingfisher
1, record 1, English, belted%20kingfisher
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 Cerylidae. 2, record 1, English, - belted%20kingfisher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 3, record 1, English, - belted%20kingfisher
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- martin-pêcheur d’Amérique
1, record 1, French, martin%2Dp%C3%AAcheur%20d%26rsquo%3BAm%C3%A9rique
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 Cerylidae. 2, record 1, French, - martin%2Dp%C3%AAcheur%20d%26rsquo%3BAm%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
martin-pêcheur d’Amérique : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - martin%2Dp%C3%AAcheur%20d%26rsquo%3BAm%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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. 4, record 1, French, - martin%2Dp%C3%AAcheur%20d%26rsquo%3BAm%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- martín gigante norteamericano
1, record 1, Spanish, mart%C3%ADn%20gigante%20norteamericano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- martin pescador norteño 2, record 1, Spanish, martin%20pescador%20norte%C3%B1o
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] especie de ave coraciforme de la familia Cerylidae propia de América del Norte, el Caribe, América Central y la parte norte de Sudamérica. [...] Es un pájaro robusto, de tamaño mediano que mide entre 28-35 cm de largo [...] Tiene una cabeza grande con una cresta de plumas. Su pico robusto y largo es de color negro con una base gris. Esta ave tiene un dimorfismo sexual inverso, con la hembra de colores más brillantes que el macho. Ambos sexos tienen la cabeza azul pizarra, un cuello blanco, una banda azul en el pecho y las partes inferiores blancas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - mart%C3%ADn%20gigante%20norteamericano
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