Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Barry Taylor and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 18, 2018
Text last updated January 18, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | polla crestada |
| Chinese | 董雞 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 董雞 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 董鸡 |
| Czech | chřástal rohatý |
| Dutch | Waterhaan |
| English | Watercock |
| English (United States) | Watercock |
| French | Râle à crête |
| French (France) | Râle à crête |
| German | Schildralle |
| Indonesian | Mandar bontod |
| Japanese | ツルクイナ |
| Korean | 뜸부기 |
| Malayalam | തീപ്പൊരിക്കണ്ണൻ |
| Norwegian | hanerikse |
| Polish | kokosznik |
| Russian | Рогатая камышница |
| Serbian | Vodeni petao |
| Slovak | kohútec rohatý |
| Spanish | Gallineta Crestada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Gallineta crestada |
| Swedish | tupprall |
| Thai | นกอีลุ้ม |
| Turkish | İbikli Sukılavuzu |
| Ukrainian | Курочка рогата |
Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Fulica cinerea
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.702.
TYPE LOCALITY:
China, ex Latham.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GALLICREX
- cinerea
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 Watercock
