Thick-billed Longspur

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q263740
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Thick-billed Longspur

Summary

Thick-billed Longspur is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #1,612 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thick-billed Longspur's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • John P. McCown is named after Thick-billed Longspur[5].
  • Thick-billed Longspur's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is classified within Rhynchophanes[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Thick-billed Longspur is Rhynchophanes mccownii[8].
  • Thick-billed Longspur's Commons category is recorded as Rhynchophanes mccownii[9].
  • Thick-billed Longspur's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'R. mccownii'}[10].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thick-billed Longspur'}[11].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "McCown's Longspur"}[12].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzbrust-Spornammer'}[13].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Escribano de McCown'}[14].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'repicatalons de McCown'}[15].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'strnad černovousý'}[16].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'preeriatsiitsitaja'}[17].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Skjoldspurv'}[18].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Бурогрудый подорожник'}[19].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シロハラツメナガホオジロ'}[20].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sortbrystet Sporeværling'}[21].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'preeriasirkku'}[22].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'McCown-sarkantyússármány'}[23].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'poświerka preriowa'}[24].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'ostrohárka prériová'}[25].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'prärielappsparv'}[26].
  • Thick-billed Longspur is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'McCowns IJsgors'}[27].

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Classification

Thick-billed Longspur's scientific name is Rhynchophanes mccownii[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Rhynchophanes[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': "McCown's Longspur"}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzbrust-Spornammer'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Escribano de McCown'}[14], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'repicatalons de McCown'}[15], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'strnad černovousý'}[16].

Discovery and Description

John P. McCown is named after Thick-billed Longspur[5].

Identifiers

Thick-billed Longspur's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 117223[28]. Thick-billed Longspur's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6093927[29]. Thick-billed Longspur's ITIS TSN is recorded as 997873[30].

Why It Matters

Thick-billed Longspur ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #1,612 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . blogs.scientificamerican.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. Retrieved . americanornithology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . americanornithology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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