African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
Alan C. Kemp and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 26, 2013
Text last updated June 26, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaanse Vleivalk |
| Catalan | arpella africana |
| Czech | moták africký |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Bruine Kiekendief |
| English | African Marsh Harrier |
| English (United States) | African Marsh Harrier |
| Finnish | afrikansuohaukka |
| French | Busard grenouillard |
| French (France) | Busard grenouillard |
| German | Froschweihe |
| Greek | Αφρικανικός Καλαμόκιρκος |
| Hebrew | זרון סוף אפריקני |
| Japanese | アフリカチュウヒ |
| Norwegian | afrikasivhauk |
| Polish | błotniak afrykański |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Tartaranhão-dos-pântanos |
| Russian | Африканский лунь |
| Serbian | Afrička eja močvarica |
| Slovak | kaňa žabožravá |
| Spanish | Aguilucho Lagunero Etiópico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Aguilucho lagunero etiópico |
| Swedish | grodkärrhök |
| Turkish | Afrika Saz Delicesi |
| Ukrainian | Лунь африканський |
| Zulu | umamhlangenonsundu |
Circus ranivorus (Daudin, 1800)
PROTONYM:
Falco ranivorus
Daudin, 1800. Traité élémentaire et complet d'ornithologie 2, p.170.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CIRCUS
- circus
- ranivora / ranivorus
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 African Marsh Harrier
