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Cygnus melanocoryphus  (Molina, 1782)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 714087

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): Black-necked Swan [English]
  
  Valid Name: Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina, 1782)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - other, see comments   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.12.10, website (version 10-Dec-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Cygnus melanocoryphus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): David, Normand, and Michel Gosselin   
  Publication Date: 2002   
  Article/Chapter Title: Gender agreement of avian species names   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, vol. 122, no. 1   
  Page(s): 14-49   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0007-1595   
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  Reference for: Cygnus melanocoryphus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright   
  Publication Date: 2006   
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  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: Cygnus melanocoryphus, Black-necked Swan [English]   
       

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 Comments
       
  Comment: See comments in David & Gosselin (2002) and on Zoonomen website regarding the orthography of this species  
 

 

    


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