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Geococcyx californianus (Lesson, 1829)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Cuculiformes
family
Cuculidae
genus
Geococcyx
species
Geococcyx californianus

Name

Synonyms
Geococcyx californicus (Lesson, 1829)
Saurothera californiana (Lesson, 1829)
Homonyms
Geococcyx californianus (Lesson, 1829)
Common names
Correcaminos grande in Spanish
Correcaminos norteño in Spanish
Correcaminos norteño in Spanish
Correcaminos norteño in Spanish
Correcaminos norteño in Spanish
Grand Géocoucou in French
Greater Roadrunner in English
Greater Roadrunner in English
Greater Roadrunner in English
Greater Roadrunner in English
Greater Roadrunner in English
Greater Roadrunner in English
Greater roadrunner in English
Greater roadrunner in English
Grote Renkoekoek in Dutch
Mimì maggiore in Italian
Stor Jordgøg in Danish
Storløpegjøk in Norwegian
Wegekuckuck in German
Wegekuckuck in German
correcamins gros in Catalan–Valencian
dirvinė bėgūnė in Lithuanian
greater roadrunner in English
kaliforniai földikakukk in Hungarian
kalifornianjuoksukäki in Finnish
kukawka kalifornijska in Polish
kukačka kohoutí in Czech
kukuľa zemná in Slovak
lielā skrējējdzeguze in Latvian
papa-léguas-grande  in Portuguese
road-runner in English
större tuppgök in Swedish
suur-jooksurkägu (jooksurkägu) in Estonian
Калифорнийская кукушка-подорожник in Russian
オオミチバシリ in Japanese
大走鵑 in Chinese
走鹃 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. (1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code
  2. (2001) database, Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
  3. (2005) website, AOU Check-List (07-2005)
  4. (2006) website, Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.04.08
  5. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes (2003) Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
  6. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  7. 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
  8. 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. 79.
  9. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
  10. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
  11. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
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