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Alca

genus of birds
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q3608921
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Alca

Summary

Alca is a monotypic taxon[1]. Alca has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Alca's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Alca is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Alca belongs to the parent taxon Alcidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Alca is Alca[6].
  • Alca's Commons category is recorded as Alca[7].
  • Alca's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].

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Classification

Alca's scientific name is Alca[6]. Alca is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Alca belongs to the parent taxon Alcidae[5].

Identifiers

Alca's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4500[9]. Alca's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 28688[10]. Alca's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481308[11]. Alca's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176970[12].

Why It Matters

Alca has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Alca is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Interlingual index id → i46138
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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