Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (39)
- Monotypic
Gregory J. Robertson and R. Ian Goudie
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Corñu arlequñn |
| Bulgarian | Каменарка |
| Catalan | ànec arlequí |
| Chinese (SIM) | 丑鸭 |
| Croatian | šarena patka |
| Czech | kačka strakatá |
| Danish | Strømand |
| Dutch | Harlekijneend |
| English | Harlequin Duck |
| English (United States) | Harlequin Duck |
| Faroese | Brimont |
| Finnish | virta-alli |
| French | Arlequin plongeur |
| French (France) | Arlequin plongeur |
| German | Kragenente |
| Greek | Αρλεκινόπαπια |
| Hebrew | ברווז איסלנדי |
| Hungarian | Tarka réce |
| Icelandic | Straumönd |
| Italian | Moretta arlecchino |
| Japanese | シノリガモ |
| Korean | 흰줄박이오리 |
| Latvian | Arlekīnpīle |
| Lithuanian | Islandinė antis |
| Mongolian | Хотгуужин чөрх |
| Norwegian | harlekinand |
| Polish | kamieniuszka |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pato-arlequim |
| Romanian | Rață arlechin |
| Russian | Каменушка |
| Serbian | Arlekinka |
| Slovak | kamenárka strakatá |
| Slovenian | Harlekinka |
| Spanish | Pato Arlequín |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Pato Arlequín |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pato arlequín |
| Swedish | strömand |
| Turkish | Palyaço Ördeği |
| Ukrainian | Каменярка |
Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Anas histrionica
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.127.
TYPE LOCALITY:
America, restricted type locality, Newfoundland, ex Edwards.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HISTRIONICUS
- histrionica / histrionicus
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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Harlequin Duck
