Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
Eduardo de Juana and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 11, 2013
Text last updated March 11, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kelkiewyn |
| Bulgarian | Капска пустинарка |
| Catalan | ganga de Namaqua |
| Czech | stepokur jihoafrický |
| Danish | Kapsandhøne |
| Dutch | Namaquazandhoen |
| English | Namaqua Sandgrouse |
| English (United States) | Namaqua Sandgrouse |
| French | Ganga namaqua |
| French (France) | Ganga namaqua |
| German | Namaflughuhn |
| Icelandic | Fagurspjátra |
| Japanese | クリムネサケイ |
| Norwegian | namaquasandhøne |
| Polish | stepówka namibijska |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Cortiçol da Namáqua |
| Russian | Капский рябок |
| Serbian | Namakva sadža |
| Slovak | stepiar ranný |
| Spanish | Ganga Namaqua |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ganga namaqua |
| Swedish | namaquaflyghöna |
| Turkish | Namaka Bağırtlağı |
| Ukrainian | Рябок намібійський |
| Zulu | unogwadule |
Pterocles namaqua (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Tetrao Namaqua
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.754.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Namaqualand.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTEROCLES
- pterocles
- namaqua / namaquensis / namaquus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Namaqua Sandgrouse
