Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (38)
- Monotypic
Barry Taylor
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 23, 2013
Text last updated June 23, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bleshoender |
| Asturian | Gallarñn crestudu |
| Basque | Kopetazuri gandorduna |
| Bulgarian | Качулата лиска |
| Catalan | fotja banyuda |
| Croatian | krunata liska |
| Czech | lyska hřebenatá |
| Danish | Kamblishøne |
| Dutch | Knobbelmeerkoet |
| English | Red-knobbed Coot |
| English (United States) | Red-knobbed Coot |
| Finnish | kruununokikana |
| French | Foulque à crête |
| French (France) | Foulque à crête |
| Galician | Galo de auga cristado |
| German | Kammblässhuhn |
| Greek | Λειροφαλαρίδα |
| Hebrew | אגמית מצויצת |
| Hungarian | Bütykös szárcsa |
| Icelandic | Hnúðhæna |
| Italian | Folaga crestata |
| Japanese | アフリカオオバン |
| Lithuanian | Kuoduotasis laukys |
| Norwegian | knoppsothøne |
| Polish | łyska czubata |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Galeirão-de-crista |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Galeirão-de-crista |
| Romanian | Lișiță cucuiată |
| Russian | Хохлатая лысуха |
| Serbian | Krunasta liska |
| Slovak | lyska hrebenatá |
| Slovenian | Grebenasta liska |
| Spanish | Focha Moruna |
| Spanish (Spain) | Focha moruna |
| Swedish | kamsothöna |
| Turkish | Tepeli Meke |
| Ukrainian | Лиска африканська |
| Zulu | intuntwane |
Fulica cristata Gmelin, 1789
PROTONYM:
Fulica cristata
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.704.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- FULICA
- fulica
- cristata
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 Red-knobbed Coot
