White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (2)
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 31, 2013
Text last updated August 31, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witrugeend |
| Bulgarian | Белогърба патица |
| Catalan | ànec cabusset |
| Croatian | mala utva |
| Czech | kačenka bělohřbetá |
| Danish | Lappedykkerand |
| Dutch | Witrugeend |
| English | White-backed Duck |
| English (United States) | White-backed Duck |
| French | Dendrocygne à dos blanc |
| French (France) | Dendrocygne à dos blanc |
| German | Weißrücken-Pfeifgans |
| Icelandic | Söðulblístra |
| Japanese | コシジロガモ |
| Norwegian | hvitryggand |
| Polish | pokraczka |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pato-de-dorso-branco |
| Russian | Белоспинная утка |
| Serbian | Beloleđa patka |
| Slovak | stromárka jarabá |
| Spanish | Pato Dorsiblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pato dorsiblanco |
| Swedish | vitryggig and |
| Turkish | Ak Sırtlı Ördek |
| Ukrainian | Стромярка |
| Zulu | inzwinzwi |
Thalassornis leuconotus Eyton, 1838
PROTONYM:
Thalassornis leuconotus
Eyton, 1838. A monograph on the Anatidæ, or duck tribe, p.168.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- THALASSORNIS
- leuconotos / leuconotus
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 White-backed Duck
