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Racket-tailed Roller

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Racket-tailed Roller

Summary

Racket-tailed Roller is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Racket-tailed Roller's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Racket-tailed Roller's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is classified within Coracias[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Racket-tailed Roller is Coracias spatulatus[7].
  • Racket-tailed Roller's Commons category is recorded as Coracias spatulatus[8].
  • Racket-tailed Roller's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Coracias spatulatus[9].
  • Racket-tailed Roller's Commons gallery is recorded as Coracias spatulatus[10].
  • Racket-tailed Roller's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. spatulatus'}[11].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Racket-tailed Roller'}[12].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Spatelracke'}[13].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carraca de raquetas'}[14].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'gaig blau de raquetes'}[15].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'mandelík miombový'}[16].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'lippsaba-siniraag'}[17].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Vimpelråke'}[18].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ракетохвостая сизоворонка'}[19].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ラケットニシブッポウソウ'}[20].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Spatelhalet Ellekrage'}[21].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'viirisininärhi'}[22].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'zászlósfarkú szalakóta'}[23].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kraska flagosterna'}[24].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'krakľa savanová'}[25].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Knopsterttroupant'}[26].
  • Racket-tailed Roller is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'vimpelblåkråka'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Racket-tailed Roller is Coracias spatulatus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Coracias[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Spatelracke'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carraca de raquetas'}[14], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'gaig blau de raquetes'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'mandelík miombový'}[16], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'lippsaba-siniraag'}[17].

Identifiers

Racket-tailed Roller's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 2279[28]. Racket-tailed Roller's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1547491[29]. Racket-tailed Roller's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2475368[30]. Racket-tailed Roller's ITIS TSN is recorded as 692686[31].

Why It Matters

Racket-tailed Roller ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #1,611 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . 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] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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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