Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 19, 2013
Text last updated October 19, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Новозеландски ангъч |
| Catalan | ànec del paradís |
| Croatian | rajska utva |
| Czech | husice rajská |
| Danish | Paradisgravand |
| Dutch | Paradijscasarca |
| English | Paradise Shelduck |
| English (United States) | Paradise Shelduck |
| Finnish | paratiisisorsa |
| French | Tadorne de paradis |
| French (France) | Tadorne de paradis |
| German | Paradiesgans |
| Icelandic | Raftönd |
| Japanese | クロアカツクシガモ |
| Norwegian | maorirustand |
| Polish | kazarka rajska |
| Russian | Новозеландский огарь |
| Serbian | Rajska utva |
| Slovak | kazarka rajská |
| Spanish | Tarro Maorí |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tarro maorí |
| Swedish | paradisgravand |
| Turkish | Yeni Zelanda Angıtı |
| Ukrainian | Огар новозеландський |
Tadorna variegata (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Anas variegata
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.505.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Zealand = Dusky Sound, ex Latham.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TADORNA
- tadorna
- variegata
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 Paradise Shelduck
