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Falco subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
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Rank
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Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Falconiformes
family
Falconidae
genus
Falco
species
Falco subbuteo

Name

Homonyms
Falco subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Alcotán in Spanish
Alcotán Europeo in Spanish
Alcotán europeo in Spanish
Bamfallek in Luxembourgish
Baumfalke in German
Baumfalke in German
Baumfalke in German
Baumfalke in German
Boomvalk in Dutch
Boomvalk in Dutch
Eurasian Hobby in English
Eurasian Hobby in English
Eurasian Hobby in English
Eurasian Hobby in English
Eurasian Hobby in English
Eurasian Hobby in English
Eurasian Hobby in English
Eurasian hobby in English
Europese Boomvalk in Afrikaans
Falcó mostatxut in Catalan–Valencian
Falcón pequeño in Galician
Faucon hobereau in French
Faucon hobereau in French
Faucon hobereau in French
Faucon hobereau in French
Hobby in English
Kabasólyom in Hungarian
Kobuz in Polish
Lerkefalk in Norwegian
Lerkefalk in Norwegian
Lodolaio in Italian
Lodolaio in Italian
Lärkfalk in Swedish
Lærkefalk in Danish
Lærkefalk in Danish
Northern Hobby in English
Northern Hobby in English
Northern hobby in English
Northern hobby in English
Nuolihaukka in Finnish
Zuhait-belatza in Basque
bezdelīgu piekūns in Latvian
boomvalk in Dutch
eurazinis sketsakalis in Lithuanian
falcó mostatxut europeu in Catalan–Valencian
faucon hobereau in French
hobby, eurasian hobby in English
kabasólyom in Hungarian
kobuz in Polish
lärkfalk in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. (1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code
  2. (2005) website, AOU Check-List (07-2005)
  3. (2011) AOU Check-List (08-2011)
  4. (2011) AOU Check-List (08-2011)
  5. (2011) IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9
  6. (2011) IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9
  7. (2011) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.02.06
  8. AYMERICH, P. Y J. SANTANDREU (2004): Falcó mostatxut. Falco subbuteo. In: Estrada, Pedrochi, Brotons y Herrando (eds.) Atles dels ocells nidificants de Catalunya 1999-2002- ICO/Lynx Ed. Barcelona...BERNIS, F. (1980): La migración de las aves en el Estrecho de Gibraltar, I. Aves planeadoras. Univ. Complutense. Madrid...BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL/ EUROPEAN BIRDS CENSUS COUNCIL (2000): European birds populations: estimates and trends. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International. (BirdLife Conservation Series nº 10)...BORT, J. (1993): Aumento artificial de los lugares de cría del Buho chico (Asio otus) y Alcotán (Falco subbuteo) en la provincia de Castellón. Informe inédito. Grup d’Estudi i Protecció de les Rapaces...DE JUANA, F. (1989): Situación actual de las rapaces diurnas (Falconiformes) en España. Ecología, 3: 237-292...HEREDIA, B., F. HIRALDO, y L. GARCÍA (1983) Población, parámetros reproductivos y crecimiento de los pollos de alcotán en la Reserva Biológica de Doñana. Informe inédito...MÁÑEZ, M. (2001): Alcotán europeo, p.136-137, in: Libro Rojo de los Vertebrados Amenazados de Andalucía. Consejería de Medio Ambiente. Junta de Andalucía. 336 pp...MUNTANER, J.M., X. FERRER, y A. MARTÍNEZ-VILLALTA (eds.) (1983) Atlas dels ocells nidificants de Catalunya i Andorra. Ketres ed. Barcelona...PALACÍN, C. (1990): Situación y biología del alcotán en España. Quercus, 53: 6-10...PALACÍN, C. (2003): Alcotán europeo (Falco subbuteo). En: Martí y del Moral (Eds.): Atlas de las Aves reproductoras de España. Dirección General para la Biodiversidad-Sociedad Española de Ornitología. Madrid...PALACÍN, C. (2004): Alcotán europeo (Falco subbuteo). En Madroño, González y Atienza (eds.) Libro Rojo de las Aves de España. DGCN/SEO. Madrid...SÁNCHEZ-ZAPATA, J.A. et al. (1995): Ecología de las aves de presa de la región de Murcia. Servicio de publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia. Murcia...URIOS, V., J.V. ESCOBAR, R. PARDO, y J.A. GÓMEZ (eds.) (1991): Atlas de las aves nidificantes de la Comunidad Valenciana. Generalitat Valenciana. Valencia...VALVERDE, J.A. (1967): Estructura de una comunidad de vertebrados terrestres. CSIC. Madrid.
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  12. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner (1987) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada: Resource Publication, no. 166
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  15. Dickinson, Edward C., ed. (2003) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition
  16. Dickinson, Edward C., ed. (2003) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition
  17. Dickinson, Edward C., ed., 2003: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition. 1039.
  18. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
  19. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
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