Cape Gannet Morus capensis Scientific name definitions
- EN Endangered
- Names (35)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, Ernest Garcia, Guy M. Kirwan, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 8, 2018
Text last updated January 8, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witmalgas |
| Bulgarian | Капски рибояд |
| Catalan | mascarell del Cap |
| Czech | terej jihoafrický |
| Danish | Kapsule |
| Dutch | Kaapse Jan-van-gent |
| English | Cape Gannet |
| English (United States) | Cape Gannet |
| Finnish | kapinsuula |
| French | Fou du Cap |
| French (France) | Fou du Cap |
| German | Kaptölpel |
| Hebrew | סולת הכף |
| Hungarian | Fokföldi szula |
| Icelandic | Höfðasúla |
| Japanese | ケープシロカツオドリ |
| Norwegian | kappsule |
| Polish | głuptak przylądkowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Alcatraz do Cabo |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | atobá-do-cabo |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Alcatraz-do-cabo |
| Russian | Капская олуша |
| Serbian | Kapska bluna |
| Slovak | sula tmavochvostá |
| Slovenian | Kapski strmoglavec |
| Spanish | Alcatraz de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Piquero del Cabo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Alcatraz del Cabo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Alcatraz de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alcatraz de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Piquero del Cabo |
| Swedish | kapsula |
| Turkish | Kap Sümsüğü |
| Ukrainian | Сула африканська |
| Zulu | isicibamanzi |
Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
PROTONYM:
Dysporus capensis
Lichtenstein, 1823. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen, p.86.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MORUS
- capense / capensis
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 Cape Gannet
