Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1318011
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Pomatorhinus horsfieldii

Summary

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Thomas Horsfield is named after Pomatorhinus horsfieldii[5].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is classified within Pomatorhinus[7].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is endemic to India[8].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's scientific name is Pomatorhinus horsfieldii[9].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's Commons category is recorded as Pomatorhinus horsfieldii[10].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's Commons gallery is recorded as Pomatorhinus horsfieldii[11].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's described by source is recorded as Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London[12].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. horsfieldii'}[13].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "simitarra de l'Índia"}[14].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'křivozobka indická'}[15].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'preblyn crymanbig India'}[16].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Segltimalie'}[17].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Horsfieldsäbler'}[18].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Scimitar Babbler'}[19].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Scimitar-Babbler'}[20].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Scimitar-babbler'}[21].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cimitarra India'}[22].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cimitarra india'}[23].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'intiansirppitimali'}[24].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pomatorhin de Horsfield'}[25].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'obrvasti drozdalj'}[26].
  • Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Garrulo scimitarra indiano'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is Pomatorhinus horsfieldii[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pomatorhinus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "simitarra de l'Índia"}[14], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'křivozobka indická'}[15], {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'preblyn crymanbig India'}[16], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Segltimalie'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Horsfieldsäbler'}[18], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Scimitar Babbler'}[19].

Discovery and Description

Thomas Horsfield is named after Pomatorhinus horsfieldii[5].

Distribution

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii is endemic to India[8].

Identifiers

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 15270[28]. Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1006734[29]. Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45517108[30]. Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2493332[31]. Pomatorhinus horsfieldii's ITIS TSN is recorded as 562393[32].

Why It Matters

Pomatorhinus horsfieldii ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Birds of the World. Retrieved . birdsoftheworld.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.1. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Avibase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Named after
    Described by source Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London
    Litter size {'amount': '+4'}
    Named after Thomas Horsfield
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