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Leptoptilos crumeniferus  (R. P. Lesson, 1831)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174919

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): Marabou Stork [English]
  
  Valid Name: Leptoptilos crumenifer (R. P. Lesson, 1831)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - other, see comments   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Leptoptilos crumeniferus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9, website (version 2.9)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Master list and sub-lists are maintained at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/names.html, and 'virtually replace' Gill & Wright 2006 (Birds of the World, Recommended English Names)   
  Reference for: Leptoptilos crumeniferus, Marabou Stork [English]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Leptoptilos crumeniferus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.02.04, website (version 04-Feb-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Leptoptilos crumeniferus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): David, Normand, and Michel Gosselin  
  Publication Date: 2011   
  Article/Chapter Title: Gender agreement of avian species-group names under Article 31.2.2 of the ICZN Code   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, vol. 131, no. 2   
  Page(s): 103-115   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0007-1595   
  Notes: Available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50795669   
  Reference for: Leptoptilos crumeniferus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright  
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Birds of the World: Recommended English Names   
  Page(s): ix + 259   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-12827-8   
  Notes: Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset   
  Reference for: Leptoptilos crumeniferus, Marabou Stork [English]   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: 'Ciconia crumenifera Lesson, 1831, in which crumenifera is adjectival, must be spelled Leptoptilos crumenifer (not crumeniferus) because -fer is the masculine form of 'fera'' (David and Gosselin, 2011)  
 

 

    

 
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