Blue Bustard Eupodotis caerulescens Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Nigel Collar, Ernest Garcia, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 2.0 — Published April 15, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bloukorhaan |
| Catalan | sisó blau |
| Czech | drop modravý |
| Dutch | Blauwe Trap |
| English | Blue Bustard |
| English (South Africa) | Blue Korhaan |
| English (United States) | Blue Bustard |
| French | Outarde plombée |
| French (France) | Outarde plombée |
| German | Blautrappe |
| Japanese | アオショウノガン |
| Norwegian | blåtrappe |
| Polish | dropik modry |
| Russian | Голубой корхан |
| Serbian | Plava droplja |
| Slovak | drop modrý |
| Spanish | Sisón Azulado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Sisón azulado |
| Swedish | blåtrapp |
| Turkish | Mavi Toy |
| Ukrainian | Корхаан блакитний |
| Zulu | umbhukwane |
Revision Notes
In this revision, Guy M. Kirwan standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy, and reviewed/updated text whenever possible.
Eupodotis caerulescens (Vieillot, 1820)
PROTONYM:
Otis Caerulesens
Vieillot, 1820. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Ornithologie. 2nd ed. 1, p.334.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kaffraria.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- EUPODOTIS
- caerulescens
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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)
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Distribution of the Blue Bustard
