Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (54)
- Subspecies (3)
Josep del Hoyo, Popko Wiersma, Guy M. Kirwan, Nigel Collar, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 1.2 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kentse Strandkiewiet |
| Albanian | Vraponjësi gushëbardhë |
| Arabic | زَقزَاقٌ إسْكَنْدَرِي |
| Armenian | Ծովային քարադր |
| Asturian | Chirlicu les dunes |
| Azerbaijani | Dəniz bozcası |
| Basque | Txirritxo hankabeltza |
| Bulgarian | Морски дъждосвирец |
| Catalan | corriol camanegre |
| Chinese | 東方環頸鴴 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 環頸鴴 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 环颈鸻 |
| Croatian | morski kulik |
| Czech | kulík mořský |
| Danish | Hvidbrystet Præstekrave |
| Dutch | Strandplevier |
| English | Kentish Plover |
| English (United States) | Kentish Plover |
| Finnish | mustajalkatylli |
| French | Pluvier à collier interrompu |
| French (France) | Pluvier à collier interrompu |
| French (French Guiana) | Pluvier à collier interrompu |
| French (Guadeloupe) | Gravelot à collier interrompu |
| Galician | Píllara das dunas |
| German | Seeregenpfeifer |
| Greek | Θαλασσοσφυριχτής |
| Hebrew | חופמי אלכסנדרי |
| Hungarian | Széki lile |
| Icelandic | Strandlóa |
| Indonesian | Cerek tilil |
| Italian | Fratino |
| Japanese | シロチドリ |
| Korean | 흰물떼새 |
| Latvian | Jūras tārtiņš |
| Lithuanian | Juodakojis kirlikas |
| Malayalam | ചെറുമണൽക്കോഴി |
| Marathi | केंटीश चिखल्या |
| Mongolian | Тэнгисийн хиазат |
| Norwegian | hvitbrystlo |
| Persian | سلیم پا سیاه (کوچک) |
| Polish | sieweczka morska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Borrelho-de-coleira-interrompida |
| Portuguese (RAM) | Rolinha-da-praia |
| Romanian | Prundăraș de sărătură |
| Russian | Морской зуёк |
| Serbian | Morski žalar |
| Slovak | kulík morský |
| Slovenian | Beločeli deževnik |
| Spanish | Chorlitejo Patinegro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chorlitejo patinegro |
| Swedish | svartbent strandpipare |
| Thai | นกหัวโตขาดำ |
| Turkish | Akça Cılıbıt |
| Ukrainian | Пісочник морський |
Revision Notes
Matthew D. Medler prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Anarhynchus alexandrinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Charadrius alexandrinus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.150.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Egypt, ex Hasselquist.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANARHYNCHUS
- alexandrinus
- Alexandrinus
The Key to Scientific Names
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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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