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Mauritius Night Heron Nycticorax mauritianus Scientific name definitions
- EX Extinct
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
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Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Маврицийска нощна чапла |
| Catalan | martinet de nit de l'illa de Maurici |
| Czech | kvakoš mauricijský |
| Dutch | Mauritiuskwak |
| English | Mauritius Night Heron |
| English (United States) | Mauritius Night Heron |
| French | Bihoreau de Maurice |
| French (France) | Bihoreau de Maurice |
| German | Mauritius-Nachtreiher |
| Japanese | モーリシャスゴイサギ |
| Norwegian | mauritiusnatthegre |
| Polish | ślepowron maurytyjski |
| Russian | Маврикийская кваква |
| Serbian | Gak sa ostrva Mauricijus (izumro) |
| Slovak | chavkoš maurícijský |
| Spanish | Martinete de Mauricio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martinete de Mauricio |
| Swedish | mauritiusnatthäger |
| Turkish | Morityus Gece Balıkçılı |
| Ukrainian | Квак маврикійський |
Nycticorax mauritianus (Newton & Gadow, 1893)
PROTONYM:
Butorides mauritianus
Newton & Gadow, 1893. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 13, p.281-302.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NYCTICORAX
- nycticorax
- mauritiana / mauritianus
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 Mauritius Night Heron
