Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (2)
Rob Hume, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 15, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Waterdikkop |
| Catalan | torlit d'aigua |
| Czech | dytík vodní |
| Dutch | Watergriel |
| English | Water Thick-knee |
| English (United States) | Water Thick-knee |
| Finnish | rantapaksujalka |
| French | Oedicnème vermiculé |
| French (France) | Oedicnème vermiculé |
| German | Wassertriel |
| Icelandic | Vætutríll |
| Japanese | ミズベイシチドリ |
| Norwegian | vanntriel |
| Polish | kulon nadwodny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Alcaravão-d'água |
| Russian | Водяная авдотка |
| Serbian | Vodeni ćurlikovac |
| Slovak | ležiak vodný |
| Spanish | Alcaraván Acuático |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alcaraván acuático |
| Swedish | vattentjockfot |
| Turkish | Su Kocagözü |
| Ukrainian | Лежень заїрський |
| Zulu | isiwelewele |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Burhinus vermiculatus (Cabanis, 1868)
PROTONYM:
Oedicnemus vermiculatus
Cabanis, 1868. Journal für Ornithologie 16, p.413.
TYPE LOCALITY:
No locality given = Lake Jipe, near Taita, Kenya Colony.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BURHINUS
- vermiculata / vermiculatus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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