Watercock

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q494424
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Watercock

Summary

Watercock is a taxon[1]. Watercock ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month, #1,593 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Watercock's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Watercock is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Watercock's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Watercock is classified within Gallicrex[6].
  • Watercock's scientific name is Gallicrex cinerea[7].
  • Watercock's Commons category is recorded as Gallicrex cinerea[8].
  • Watercock's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. cinerea'}[9].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Watercock'}[10].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกอีลุ้ม'}[11].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Mandar bontod'}[12].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Рогатая камышница'}[13].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツルクイナ'}[14].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wasserhahn'}[15].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gallineta crestada'}[16].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Râle à crête'}[17].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Gallorallo acquaiolo'}[18].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Waterhaan'}[19].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Skjoldhøne'}[20].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hanerikse'}[21].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kukkorääkkä'}[22].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'vízikakas'}[23].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'chřástal rohatý'}[24].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'polla crestada'}[25].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'sarviktait'}[26].
  • Watercock is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'kokosznik'}[27].

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Classification

Watercock's scientific name is Gallicrex cinerea[7]. Watercock is classified at the rank of species[4]. Watercock belongs to the parent taxon Gallicrex[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Watercock'}[10], {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกอีลุ้ม'}[11], {'lang': 'id', 'text': 'Mandar bontod'}[12], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Рогатая камышница'}[13], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツルクイナ'}[14], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wasserhahn'}[15].

Identifiers

Watercock's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 535[28]. Watercock's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 261967[29]. Watercock's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2474404[30]. Watercock's ITIS TSN is recorded as 560140[31].

Why It Matters

Watercock ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month, #1,593 of 195,241).[2] Watercock has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Watercock is known by 12 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] . 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] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. 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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  1. 2d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon rank species
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    Taxon range Nanling Mountains
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