Great Argus Argusianus argus Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (2)
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 16, 2015
Text last updated October 16, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Argusfisant |
| Catalan | argus comú |
| Czech | argus okatý |
| Dutch | Argusfazant |
| English | Great Argus |
| English (United States) | Great Argus |
| Finnish | argusfasaani |
| French | Argus géant |
| French (France) | Argus géant |
| German | Argusfasan |
| Icelandic | Argushani |
| Indonesian | Kuau raja |
| Japanese | セイラン |
| Norwegian | argusfasan |
| Polish | argus malajski |
| Russian | Аргус |
| Serbian | Argus fazan |
| Slovak | argus páví |
| Slovenian | Fazan argus |
| Spanish | Argos Real |
| Spanish (Spain) | Argos real |
| Swedish | större argusfasan |
| Thai | นกหว้า |
| Turkish | Büyük Argus |
| Ukrainian | Аргус великий |
Argusianus argus (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Phasianus Argus
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.272.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Tartaria Chinensi,' error = Sumatra.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ARGUSIANUS
- argus
- Argus
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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
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Great Argus
