Surfbird Calidris virgata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (32)
- Monotypic
Stanley E. Senner and Brian J. McCaffery
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1997
Text last updated January 1, 1997
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Прибоен брегобегач |
| Catalan | territ trencaones |
| Czech | jespák příbojový |
| Danish | Stenryle |
| Dutch | Brandingloper |
| English | Surfbird |
| English (United States) | Surfbird |
| Finnish | tyrskykahlaaja |
| French | Bécasseau du ressac |
| French (France) | Bécasseau du ressac |
| German | Gischtläufer |
| Icelandic | Brimfugl |
| Japanese | アライソシギ |
| Norwegian | brottsnipe |
| Polish | brzegowiec |
| Russian | Бурунный песочник |
| Serbian | Sprutka litičarka |
| Slovak | pobrežník príbojový |
| Slovenian | Obrežni prodnik |
| Spanish | Correlimos de Rompientes |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Playero de Rompiente |
| Spanish (Chile) | Playero de las rompientes |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Chorlito de Rompientes |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Rompientero |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Playero Brincaolas |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Playero Brincaolas |
| Spanish (Panama) | Rompientero |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chorlo de las Rompientes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Correlimos de rompientes |
| Swedish | bränningssnäppa |
| Turkish | Pasifik Kumkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Побережник американський |
Calidris virgata (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Tringa virgata
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.674.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Prince William Sound, Alaska.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CALIDRIS
- calidris
- virgata
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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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