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CIRCUS CINEREUS [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
Universal entry(ies)
Circus cinereus
Latin
OBS

A bird of the family Accipitridae.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Circus cinereus
Latin
OBS

Oiseau de la famille des Accipitridae.

OBS

busard bariolé : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Circus cinereus
Latin
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