Cape Shoveler

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q28106937
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Cape Shoveler

Summary

Cape Shoveler is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cape Shoveler's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cape Shoveler is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Cape Shoveler's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Cape Shoveler is classified within Spatula[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Cape Shoveler is Spatula smithii[7].
  • Cape Shoveler's Commons category is recorded as Spatula smithii[8].
  • Cape Shoveler's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. smithii'}[9].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Shoveler'}[10].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Kaapse Slopeend'}[11].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kaplöffelente'}[12].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cuchara de El Cabo'}[13].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ànec cullerot sud-africà'}[14].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lžičák kapský'}[15].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kapimaa luitsnokk-part'}[16].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kappskjeand'}[17].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Капская широконоска'}[18].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ケープハシビロガモ'}[19].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kapskeand'}[20].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kapinlapasorsa'}[21].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'fokföldi kanalasréce'}[22].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Kāpzemes platknābis'}[23].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'płaskonos przylądkowy'}[24].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'kačica ploskozobka'}[25].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'kapskedand'}[26].
  • Cape Shoveler is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Kaapse Slobeend'}[27].

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Classification

Cape Shoveler's scientific name is Spatula smithii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Spatula[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[10], {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Kaapse Slopeend'}[11], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kaplöffelente'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cuchara de El Cabo'}[13], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ànec cullerot sud-africà'}[14], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'lžičák kapský'}[15].

Identifiers

Cape Shoveler's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 558436[28]. Cape Shoveler's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 52571564[29]. Cape Shoveler's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9360401[30]. Cape Shoveler's ITIS TSN is recorded as 553919[31].

Why It Matters

Cape Shoveler ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IOC World Bird List Version 7.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IOC World Bird List Version 7.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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