White-eared Night Heron Oroanassa magnifica Scientific name definitions
- EN Endangered
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, Guy M. Kirwan, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Белобуза нощна чапла |
| Catalan | martinet de nit magnífic |
| Chinese (SIM) | 海南鳽 |
| Czech | kvakoš pestrý |
| Dutch | Hainankwak |
| English | White-eared Night Heron |
| English (United States) | White-eared Night Heron |
| Finnish | kiinanhämyhaikara |
| French | Bihoreau superbe |
| French (France) | Bihoreau superbe |
| German | Hainanreiher |
| Japanese | ハイナンミゾゴイ |
| Norwegian | praktdverghegre |
| Polish | ślepowron wspaniały |
| Russian | Белоухая кваква |
| Serbian | Belouhi gak |
| Slovak | chavkoš vznešený |
| Spanish | Martinete Magnífico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martinete magnífico |
| Swedish | praktnatthäger |
| Turkish | Sürmeli Gece Balıkçılı |
| Ukrainian | Квак білошиїй |
Revision Notes
Claire Walter prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Oroanassa magnifica (Ogilvie-Grant, 1899)
PROTONYM:
Nycticorax magnifica
Ogilvie-Grant, 1899. Ibis, p.586.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Five-finger Mountain, Hainan.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- OROANASSA
- magnifica
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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