Taxonomy Profile: Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina 1782)

Cygnus melancoryphus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Cygnus melanocorypha
Molina 1782
Cygnus melanocoryphus
Molina 1782
Common Name(s):
Black-necked Swan []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cygnus melancoryphus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Anseriformes
Ducks |
Geese |
Screamers |
Swans |
Waterfowl |
canards |
cygnes |
oies |
sauvagine |
Family : Anatidae
Ducks |
Geese |
Swans |
canards |
cygnes |
oies |
Subfamily : Anserinae
Genus : Cygnus
Swans |
Species : Cygnus melancoryphus
Black-necked Swan |
Cygnus melancoryphus Direct Children(s):
Cygnus melancoryphus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Cygnus melancoryphus
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.12.10
Acquired:
2006-12-20
Notes:
"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Cygnus melancoryphus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
David, Normand, and Michel Gosselin
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-03-17 / 2002-03-17
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
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0007-1595
Notes:
Reference for:
Cygnus melancoryphus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Dickinson, Edward C., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-01-01 / 2003-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition
Page(s):
1039
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Place:
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-691-11701-2/
Notes:
Reference for:
Cygnus melancoryphus
Cygnus melancoryphus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Cygnus melancoryphus: Comments
Comment:
See comments in David & Gosselin (2002) and on Zoonomen website regarding the orthography of this species