Heterotetrax vigorsii

Heterotetrax vigorsii

Heterotetrax vigorsii — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Otidiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Cladus: Neornithes Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Otidiformes

Familia: Otididae
Genus: Heterotetrax
Species: Heterotetrax vigorsii
Subspecies: H. v. namaqua – H. v. vigorsii

Synonyms: H. v. barlowi – H. v. harei – included in namaqua; H. v. karooensis – included in vigorsii.

Name

Heterotetrax vigorsii (A. Smith, 1831)

• Type locality: South Africa.

Synonymy

• Otis vigorsii (protonym)
• Eupodotis vigorsii (A. Smith, 1831)

References

• Description of three species of the genus Otis. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Pt1 no.1 p. 11 BHL

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Vaalkorhaan
• Deutsch: Knarrtrappe
• English: Karoo Bustard
• español: Sisón del Karoo
• français: Outarde de Vigors
• italiano: Otarda del karoo
• Nederlands: Zwartkintrap
• português: Abetarda-do-karoo
• svenska: Karootrapp

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