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HAEMATOPUS BACHMANI [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
- American black oystercatcher
1, record 1, English, American%20black%20oystercatcher
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 Haematopodidae. 2, record 1, English, - American%20black%20oystercatcher
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, - American%20black%20oystercatcher
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- huîtrier de Bachman
1, record 1, French, hu%C3%AEtrier%20de%20Bachman
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 Haematopodidae. 2, record 1, French, - hu%C3%AEtrier%20de%20Bachman
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
huîtrier de Bachman : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - hu%C3%AEtrier%20de%20Bachman
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. 3, record 1, French, - hu%C3%AEtrier%20de%20Bachman
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ostrero negro americano
1, record 1, Spanish, ostrero%20negro%20americano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ostrero negro 2, record 1, Spanish, ostrero%20negro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ave que pertenece a la] familia Haematopodidae. [...] ave de casi medio metro de tamaño [con] plumaje completamente negro, un pico largo y aplanado, de hasta 9 centímetros, de soberbio color rojo, los ojos amarillos rodeados de un anillo rojo anaranjado, y las patas rosáceas. [...] Habita en las costas marinas e islas preferentemente rocosas y arenosas, de la costa oeste de Norteamérica, desde las islas Aleutianas en Alaska, hasta la península de Baja California. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ostrero%20negro%20americano
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