African Houbara Chlamydotis undulata Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (35)
- Subspecies (2)
Mimi Kessler, Peter Pyle, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 2.0 — Published September 6, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Hubara africana |
| Basque | Hubara-basoilo afrikarra |
| Bulgarian | Африканска хубара |
| Catalan | hubara africana |
| Croatian | ogrličasta droplja |
| Czech | drop hřívnatý |
| Danish | Kravetrappe |
| Dutch | Westelijke kraagtrap |
| English | African Houbara |
| English (United States) | African Houbara |
| Estonian | kraetrapp |
| Finnish | lännenkaulustrappi |
| French | Outarde houbara |
| French (Canada) | Outarde houbara |
| Galician | Hubara moura |
| German | Saharakragentrappe |
| Greek | Χλαμυδωτίδα της Σαχάρας |
| Hebrew | חוברה מערבית |
| Hungarian | Galléros túzok |
| Icelandic | Auðnadoðra |
| Italian | Ubara africana |
| Japanese | フサエリショウノガン |
| Lithuanian | Puošnusis einis |
| Norwegian | kragetrappe |
| Polish | hubara saharyjska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Hubara |
| Romanian | Dropie gulerată |
| Russian | Дрофа-красотка |
| Serbian | Hubara |
| Slovak | drop orientálny |
| Spanish | Avutarda Hubara Africana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avutarda hubara africana |
| Swedish | ökentrapp |
| Turkish | Afrika Yakalı Toyu |
| Ukrainian | Джек західний |
Revision Notes
Mimi Kessler, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Nicholas D. Sly revised the distribution map. Claire Walter copyedited the account.
Chlamydotis undulata (Jacquin, 1784)
PROTONYM:
Psophia undulata
Jacquin, 1784. Beyträge zur Geschichte der Vögel, p.24 pl.9.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Based on an aviary specimen brought from Tripoli.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CHLAMYDOTIS
- undulata / undulatum / undulatus
The Key to Scientific Names
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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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Distribution of the African Houbara
