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ANTHUS SPINOLETTA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- water pipit
1, record 1, English, water%20pipit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alpine pipit 1, record 1, English, alpine%20pipit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Motacillidae. 2, record 1, English, - water%20pipit
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. 2, record 1, English, - water%20pipit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Nowadays, Anthus spinoletta (Eurasia) and Anthus rubescens (North America and Eastern Siberia) are considered distinct species; formerly, they were considered a single species (A. spinoletta). 2, record 1, English, - water%20pipit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pipit spioncelle
1, record 1, French, pipit%20spioncelle
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 Motacillidae. 2, record 1, French, - pipit%20spioncelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pipit spioncelle : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - pipit%20spioncelle
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. 2, record 1, French, - pipit%20spioncelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Aujourd'hui, on considère qu'il existe deux espèces, Anthus rubescens (Amérique du Nord et Sibérie orientale), et Anthus spinoletta (Eurasie); autrefois, ces deux entités étaient regroupées en une seule espèce, A. spinoletta. 2, record 1, French, - pipit%20spioncelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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