Variable Chachalaca Ortalis motmot Scientific name definitions
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | txatxalaca motmot |
| Czech | čačalaka guyanská |
| Dutch | Kleine Chachalaca |
| English | Variable Chachalaca |
| English (United States) | Variable Chachalaca |
| French | Ortalide motmot |
| French (France) | Ortalide motmot |
| German | Motmotguan |
| Japanese | カワリヒメシャクケイ |
| Norwegian | guyanahokko |
| Polish | czakalaka rdzawa |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | aracuã-pequeno |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Aracuã-pequeno |
| Russian | Малая чачалака |
| Serbian | Smeđokrila čačalaka |
| Slovak | čačalaka paraka |
| Spanish | Chachalaca Guayanesa |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chachalaca guayanesa |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Guacharaca Guayanesa |
| Swedish | motmotchachalaca |
| Turkish | Kuzeyli Küçük Çaçakala |
| Ukrainian | Чачалака мала |
Revision Notes
Brooke K. Keeney standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy.
Ortalis motmot (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Phasianus Motmot
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.271.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Brazil and Guiana = Cayenne, accepted as type locality by Berlepsch and Hartert, Nov. Zool., 9, 1902, p. 120, ex Brissonian reference.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ORTALIS
- motmot
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● 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)
