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PETREL GEANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Southern giant-petrel
1, record 1, English, Southern%20giant%2Dpetrel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Antarctic giant-petrel 1, record 1, English, Antarctic%20giant%2Dpetrel
former designation, correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Procellariidae. 2, record 1, English, - Southern%20giant%2Dpetrel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Antarctic giant-petrel: The English name was changed (2008) in accordance with the South American Classification Committee (SACC). 2, record 1, English, - Southern%20giant%2Dpetrel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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. 2, record 1, English, - Southern%20giant%2Dpetrel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Southern giant petrel
- Antarctic giant petrel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pétrel géant
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9trel%20g%C3%A9ant
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 Procellariidae. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9trel%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9trel%20g%C3%A9ant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pétrel géant : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9trel%20g%C3%A9ant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- petrel gigante del Sur
1, record 1, Spanish, petrel%20gigante%20del%20Sur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- petrel gigante antártico 2, record 1, Spanish, petrel%20gigante%20ant%C3%A1rtico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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