Heliornis fulica

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1086846
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Summary

Heliornis fulica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month, #1,601 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Heliornis[5]
  • Taxon name: Heliornis fulica[6]
  • Commons category: Heliornis fulica[7]
  • Original combination: Colymbus fulica[8]
  • Short name: H. fulica[9]
  • Taxon common name: aderyn asgelldroed America[10], Sungrebe[11], Zwergbinsenralle[12], Avesol americano[13], heliorni americà[14], chřástalec malý[15], ameerika redulind[16], ipequi[17], marrequinho[18], mergulhador[19], mergulhão[20], patinho-d'água[21], patinho-de-igapó[22], pecapara[23]
  • Mass: 135 g[24]
  • Litter size: 2.4[25]
  • Egg incubation period: 10 day[26]
  • Taxon range: Brazil[27], South America[28], Presidente Figueiredo[29]

Body

Identifiers

Heliornis fulica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68[30]. Heliornis fulica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 54369[31]. Heliornis fulica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2474343[32]. Heliornis fulica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 176401[33].

Why It Matters

Heliornis fulica has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. 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. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . museum.lsu.edu. Retrieved . museum.lsu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+10'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+2.4'}
    Taxon rank → species
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