Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Anthony J. Gaston and S. B. Dechesne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1996
Text last updated January 1, 1996
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | fraret rinoceront |
| Chinese (SIM) | 角嘴海雀 |
| Czech | papuchalk růžkatý |
| Dutch | Neushoornalk |
| English | Rhinoceros Auklet |
| English (United States) | Rhinoceros Auklet |
| French | Macareux rhinocéros |
| French (France) | Macareux rhinocéros |
| German | Nashornalk |
| Icelandic | Hyrnuklumba |
| Japanese | ウトウ |
| Korean | 흰수염바다오리 |
| Norwegian | neshornlunde |
| Polish | nurek |
| Russian | Тупик-носорог |
| Serbian | Nosorog njorčica |
| Slovak | nosorožka fúzatá |
| Slovenian | Brkata njorka |
| Spanish | Alca Unicórnea |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Alca Rinoceronte |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alca unicórnea |
| Swedish | hornalka |
| Turkish | Boynuz Gagalı Alklet |
| Ukrainian | Дзьоборіг |
Cerorhinca monocerata (Pallas, 1811)
PROTONYM:
Alca monocerata
Pallas, 1811. Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico (etc.) 2, p.362.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape St. Elias and Kodiak Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CERORHINCA
- monocerata / monoceratus / monoceros
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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)
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