African Hobby Falco cuvierii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Alan C. Kemp and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 2, 2014
Text last updated February 2, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaanse Boomvalk |
| Catalan | falcó mostatxut africà |
| Czech | ostříž africký |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Boomvalk |
| English | African Hobby |
| English (United States) | African Hobby |
| French | Faucon de Cuvier |
| French (France) | Faucon de Cuvier |
| German | Afrikabaumfalke |
| Icelandic | Vígfálki |
| Japanese | アフリカチゴハヤブサ |
| Norwegian | termittfalk |
| Polish | sokół afrykański |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Ógea-africana |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ógea-africano |
| Russian | Африканский чеглок |
| Serbian | Afrički lastavičar |
| Slovak | sokol hrdzavobruchý |
| Spanish | Alcotán Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alcotán africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk lärkfalk |
| Turkish | Afrika Delice Doğanı |
| Ukrainian | Підсоколик африканський |
Falco cuvierii Smith, 1830
PROTONYM:
Falco Cuvierii
Smith, 1830. South African Quarterly Journal ser. 1, 1, pt. 4, p.392.
TYPE LOCALITY:
no locality = South Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- cuvierii
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 Hobby
