American Woodcock Scolopax minor Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Monotypic
Daniel G. McAuley, Daniel M. Keppie, and R. Montague Whiting Jr.
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 26, 2013
Text last updated July 26, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | becada americana |
| Croatian | američka šljuka |
| Czech | sluka americká |
| Danish | Amerikansk Skovsneppe |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Houtsnip |
| English | American Woodcock |
| English (United States) | American Woodcock |
| French | Bécasse d'Amérique |
| French (France) | Bécasse d'Amérique |
| German | Kanadaschnepfe |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Μπεκάτσα |
| Hungarian | Koboldszalonka |
| Icelandic | Kjarrsnípa |
| Japanese | アメリカヤマシギ |
| Lithuanian | Amerikinė slanka |
| Norwegian | amerikarugde |
| Polish | słonka amerykańska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Galinhola americana |
| Romanian | Sitar de pădure american |
| Russian | Американский вальдшнеп |
| Serbian | Američka šumska šljuka |
| Slovak | sluka svišťavá |
| Slovenian | Ameriška sloka |
| Spanish | Chocha Americana |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Chocha del Este |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chocha americana |
| Swedish | amerikansk morkulla |
| Turkish | Küçük Çulluk |
| Ukrainian | Слуква американська |
Scolopax minor Gmelin, 1789
PROTONYM:
Scolopax minor
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.661.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New York, ex Pennant.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SCOLOPAX
- scolopax
- minor
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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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Breeding and nonbreeding distribution of the American Woodcock.
Breeding and nonbreeding distribution of the American Woodcock. See text for details.
