Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (34)
- Monotypic
Leigh H. Fredrickson
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Стелерова гага |
| Catalan | èider de Steller |
| Chinese (SIM) | 小绒鸭 |
| Croatian | stellerova gavka |
| Czech | kajka bělohlavá |
| Danish | Stellersand |
| Dutch | Stellers Eider |
| English | Steller's Eider |
| English (United States) | Steller's Eider |
| Faroese | Høvuðhvít æða |
| Finnish | allihaahka |
| French | Eider de Steller |
| French (France) | Eider de Steller |
| German | Scheckente |
| Greek | Παγόπαπια |
| Hebrew | אדרית שטלר |
| Hungarian | Steller-pehelyréce |
| Icelandic | Blikönd |
| Japanese | コケワタガモ |
| Latvian | Stellera pūkpīle |
| Lithuanian | Sibirinė gaga |
| Norwegian | stellerand |
| Polish | birginiak |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Êider-de-steller |
| Romanian | Eiderul lui Steller |
| Russian | Сибирская гага |
| Serbian | Štelerova gavka |
| Slovak | kajka malá |
| Slovenian | Ruska gaga |
| Spanish | Éider Menor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Éider menor |
| Swedish | alförrädare |
| Turkish | Kara Gözlü Pufla |
| Ukrainian | Пухівка мала |
Polysticta stelleri (Pallas, 1769)
PROTONYM:
Anas stelleri
Pallas, 1769. Spicilegia zoologica, quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur 1 fasc.6, p.35 pl.5.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kamchatka.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- POLYSTICTA
- polysticta
- stelleri
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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 Steller's Eider
