Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (37)
- Subspecies (2)
Bruce D. Dugger and Katie M. Dugger
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Algaravñn americanu |
| Basque | Kurlinta amerikarra |
| Bulgarian | Американски свирец |
| Catalan | becut americà |
| Croatian | riđi pozviždač |
| Czech | koliha americká |
| Danish | Langnæbbet Spove |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Wulp |
| English | Long-billed Curlew |
| English (United States) | Long-billed Curlew |
| Finnish | amerikankuovi |
| French | Courlis à long bec |
| French (France) | Courlis à long bec |
| German | Rostbrachvogel |
| Hebrew | חרמשון ארוך-מקור |
| Icelandic | Geirspói |
| Japanese | アメリカダイシャクシギ |
| Norwegian | langnebbspove |
| Polish | kulik długodzioby |
| Russian | Американский кроншнеп |
| Serbian | Dugokljuna carska šljuka |
| Slovak | hvizdák dlhozobý |
| Slovenian | Dolgokljuni škurh |
| Spanish | Zarapito Americano |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Zarapito Piquilargo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Zarapico pico cimitarra grande |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Zarapito Piquilargo |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Zarapito Pico Largo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Zarapito Pico Largo |
| Spanish (Panama) | Zarapito Piquilargo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Zarapito de Pico Largo |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Zarapito Americano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zarapito americano |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Chorlo Pico Largo |
| Swedish | långnäbbad spov |
| Turkish | Uzun Gagalı Kervançulluğu |
| Ukrainian | Кульон американський |
Numenius americanus Bechstein, 1812
PROTONYM:
Numenius americanus
Bechstein, 1812. Johann Lathams allgemeine Uebersicht der Vögel aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen und Zusätzen versehen 4 pt2, p.432.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New York.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NUMENIUS
- americ / americana / americanum / americanus
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)
Originally Appeared in
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- Migration
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Distribution of the Long-billed Curlew
