Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (2)
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bangla (India) | বড় বাতাই |
| Bulgarian | Алпийска яребица |
| Catalan | gall nival bec-roig |
| Chinese (SIM) | 雪鹑 |
| Croatian | pjegavi jareb |
| Czech | koroptev sněžní |
| Dutch | Sneeuwpatrijs |
| English | Snow Partridge |
| English (United States) | Snow Partridge |
| Estonian | lumekana |
| Finnish | himalajanpyy |
| French | Lerva des neiges |
| French (Canada) | Lerva des neiges |
| German | Haldenhuhn |
| Japanese | ユキシャコ |
| Nepali (India) | लरवान |
| Nepali (Nepal) | लरवान |
| Norwegian | sherpahøne |
| Polish | śnieżnik |
| Russian | Снежная куропатка |
| Serbian | Snežna jarebica lerva |
| Slovak | lerva snežná |
| Spanish | Perdiz Lerwa |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perdiz lerwa |
| Swedish | sherpahöna |
| Turkish | Kar Kekliği |
| Ukrainian | Куріпка сніжна |
Revision Notes
Maria G. Smith standardized the content with Clements taxonomy.
Lerwa lerwa (Hodgson, 1833)
PROTONYM:
Perdix Lerwa
Hodgson, 1833. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 1, no.9, p. 107.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Northern region of Nepal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- LERWA
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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)
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