White-quilled Bustard Afrotis afraoides Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (3)
Guy M. Kirwan, Nigel Collar, Ernest Garcia, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 3.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witvlerkkorhaan |
| Catalan | sisó negre septentrional |
| Czech | drop šedotemenný |
| Dutch | Botswanatrap |
| English | White-quilled Bustard |
| English (South Africa) | Northern Black Korhaan |
| English (United States) | White-quilled Bustard |
| French | Outarde à miroir blanc |
| French (France) | Outarde à miroir blanc |
| German | Weißflügeltrappe |
| Japanese | ハジロクロエリショウノガン |
| Norwegian | hvitskafttrappe |
| Polish | dropik jasnoskrzydły |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Abetarda-de-plumas-brancas |
| Russian | Белокрылый корхан |
| Serbian | Belokrila crna droplja |
| Slovak | drop bielosluchý |
| Spanish | Sisón Negro Aliclaro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Sisón negro aliclaro |
| Swedish | vitvingad trapp |
| Turkish | Namib Kara Toyu |
| Ukrainian | Дрохва світлокрила |
| Zulu | iseme lethafa |
Revision Notes
Luca Bielski prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Afrotis afraoides (Smith, 1831)
PROTONYM:
Otis Afraoïdes
Smith, 1831. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London part 1 (no. 1), p.11.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Flats near the Orange River.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AFROTIS
- afraoides
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: 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 White-quilled Bustard
