Moustached Turca Pteroptochos megapodius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Fernando Medrano, Niels Krabbe, Thomas S. Schulenberg, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published May 7, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | tapacul gros bigotut |
| Dutch | Chileense Turco |
| English | Moustached Turca |
| English (United States) | Moustached Turca |
| French | Tourco à moustaches |
| French (France) | Tourco à moustaches |
| German | Weißbarttapaculo |
| Japanese | シラヒゲオタテドリ |
| Norwegian | skjeggturka |
| Polish | turko wąsaty |
| Russian | Пастушковый тюрко |
| Serbian | Brkati turko |
| Slovak | turko veľkonohý |
| Spanish | Huet-Huet Turca |
| Spanish (Chile) | Turca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Huet-huet turca |
| Swedish | mustaschtapakul |
| Turkish | Bıyıklı Hütleyen |
| Ukrainian | Турко вусатий |
Revision Notes
In this revision, Fernando Medrano revised the text. This work was done as part of a collaboration with ROC. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Pteroptochos megapodius Kittlitz, 1830
PROTONYM:
Pteroptochos megapodius
Kittlitz, 1830. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg 1(1831), p.182 pl.4.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Valparaiso, Chile.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PTEROPTOCHOS
- MEGAPODIUS
- megapodius
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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