Hawaiian Coot Fulica alai Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
H. Douglas Pratt and I. Lehr Brisbin Jr.
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | fotja de les Hawaii |
| Czech | lyska havajská |
| Danish | Hawaiiblishøne |
| Dutch | Hawaïmeerkoet |
| English | Hawaiian Coot |
| English (HAW) | ʻAlae keʻokeʻo - Hawaiian Coot |
| English (United States) | Hawaiian Coot |
| French | Foulque des Hawaï |
| French (France) | Foulque des Hawaï |
| German | Hawaiiblässhuhn |
| Japanese | ハワイオオバン |
| Norwegian | hawaiisothøne |
| Polish | łyska hawajska |
| Russian | Гавайская лысуха |
| Serbian | Havajska liska |
| Slovak | lyska bridlicová |
| Slovenian | Havajska liska |
| Spanish | Focha Hawaiana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Focha hawaiana |
| Swedish | hawaiisothöna |
| Turkish | Hawaii Mekesi |
| Ukrainian | Алаї |
Fulica alai Peale, 1849
PROTONYM:
Fulica alai
Peale, 1849. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8, p.224.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Hawaiian Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- FULICA
- fulica
- alai
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)
Originally Appeared in
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Hawaiian Coot.
