South Island kōkako

species of bird from New Zealand
Taxon taxon Q760949
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South Island kōkako

Summary

South Island kōkako is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month, #1,581 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • South Island kōkako's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • South Island kōkako is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • South Island kōkako's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • South Island kōkako is classified within Callaeas[6].
  • South Island kōkako is endemic to New Zealand[7].
  • South Island kōkako's scientific name is Callaeas cinereus[8].
  • South Island kōkako's Commons category is recorded as Callaeas cinereus[9].
  • South Island kōkako's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[10].
  • South Island kōkako's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. cinereus'}[11].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kokako'}[12].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'South Island Kokako'}[13].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graulappenvogel'}[14].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Kokako'}[15].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'laločník šedý'}[16].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'punasagar-kookako'}[17].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Gråflikfugl'}[18].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Новозеландский скворец'}[19].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ハシブトホオダレムクドリ'}[20].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sydkokako'}[21].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kokako'}[22].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'kokakó'}[23].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'koralnik żółtopłatkowy'}[24].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'laločník kokako'}[25].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'sydökokako'}[26].
  • South Island kōkako is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Zuidelijke Kokako'}[27].

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Classification

South Island kōkako's scientific name is Callaeas cinereus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Callaeas[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kokako'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'South Island Kokako'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graulappenvogel'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Kokako'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'laločník šedý'}[16], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'punasagar-kookako'}[17].

Distribution

South Island kōkako is endemic to New Zealand[7].

Identifiers

South Island kōkako's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 507466[28]. South Island kōkako's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 192207[29]. South Island kōkako's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229945[30]. South Island kōkako's ITIS TSN is recorded as 729197[31].

Why It Matters

South Island kōkako ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month, #1,581 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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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] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . ARKive. 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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