Black Bustard Afrotis afra Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Guy M. Kirwan, Nigel Collar, and Ernest Garcia
Version: 2.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartvlerkkorhaan |
| Catalan | sisó negre meridional |
| Czech | drop bělolící |
| Dutch | Zwarte Trap |
| English | Black Bustard |
| English (South Africa) | Southern Black Korhaan |
| English (United States) | Black Bustard |
| French | Outarde korhaan |
| French (France) | Outarde korhaan |
| German | Gackeltrappe |
| Japanese | クロエリショウノガン |
| Norwegian | svarthalstrappe |
| Polish | dropik czarny |
| Russian | Чёрный корхан |
| Serbian | Crnokrila crna droplja |
| Slovak | drop čiernokrídly |
| Spanish | Sisón Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Sisón negro |
| Swedish | svarttrapp |
| Turkish | Kara Toy |
| Ukrainian | Дрохва чорна |
| Zulu | iseme laseKapa |
Revision Notes
Luca Bielski prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Afrotis afra (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Otis afra
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.155.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ethiopia = Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AFROTIS
- afra
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 Black Bustard
