curracag
- Rank:
- Species
- Taxon key:
- NHMSYS0020794689
- Taxon version key:
- NHMSYS0020796654
- Language:
- Gaelic (Gàidhlig)
- Entered by:
- Charles Hussey (2011-08-16)
- Status:
- LIVE
Nameserver
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NHMSYS0020804691Not recommended Well-formed Accepted name Common name
Synonyms
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Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxon version key: NBNSYS0000000027Accepted name Well-formed -
Vanellus cristatus (Meyer)
Taxon version key: NBNSYS0000158924Junior synonym Ill-formed -
Vanellus vulgaris Bechstein
Taxon version key: NBNSYS0000158925Junior synonym Ill-formed -
Vanellus vanellus
Taxon version key: NHMSYS0001772126Accepted name Ill-formed
Common names
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Junior synonym Well-formed
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Accepted name Well-formed
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Junior synonym Well-formed
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Junior synonym Well-formed
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Accepted name Well-formed
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Accepted name Well-formed
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Junior synonym Well-formed
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Junior synonym Well-formed
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Junior synonym Well-formed
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Junior synonym Well-formed
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Accepted name Well-formed
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Junior synonym Well-formed
Checklists
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SNH List of Gaelic Names (version 1)
Taxon list item key: NHMSYS0020792054The pronunciation of curracag sounds like the call of the lapwing while another suggestion is that it got it's name from a type of headress worn by women in olden times which the tuft of feathers at the back of it's head resembled.
Output group
- Bird (NHMSYS0000080039)
Input groups
- Undetermined (NHMSYS0000375171, level 2)
- Birds (NHMSYS0000079977, level 2)
Organism
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