Dunlin Calidris alpina Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (66)
- Subspecies (10)
Nils D. Warnock and Robert E. Gill
Version: 2.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bontstrandloper |
| Albanian | Gjelëza gushëzezë |
| Arabic | دريجة ألبية |
| Armenian | Սևախածի ավազակտցար |
| Asturian | Mazaricu comñn |
| Azerbaijani | Qaradöş qumluq cüllütü |
| Basque | Txirri arrunta |
| Bulgarian | Тъмногръд брегобегач |
| Catalan | territ variant |
| Chinese | 黑腹濱鷸 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 黑腹濱鷸 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 黑腹滨鹬 |
| Croatian | žalar cirikavac |
| Czech | jespák obecný |
| Danish | Almindelig Ryle |
| Dutch | Bonte Strandloper |
| English | Dunlin |
| English (United States) | Dunlin |
| Faroese | Fjallmurra |
| Finnish | suosirri |
| French | Bécasseau variable |
| French (France) | Bécasseau variable |
| Galician | Pilro común |
| German | Alpenstrandläufer |
| Greek | Λασποσκαλίδρα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Bekasin vant nwa |
| Hebrew | חופית אלפינית |
| Hungarian | Havasi partfutó |
| Icelandic | Lóuþræll |
| Indonesian | Kedidi belang |
| Italian | Piovanello pancianera |
| Japanese | ハマシギ |
| Korean | 민물도요 |
| Latvian | Parastais šņibītis |
| Lithuanian | Juodakrūtis bėgikas |
| Malayalam | ഡൺലിൻ |
| Marathi | करडा टिलवा |
| Mongolian | Хар элсэг |
| Norwegian | myrsnipe |
| Persian | تلیله شکم سیاه |
| Polish | biegus zmienny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pilrito-comum |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pilrito-de-peito-preto |
| Romanian | Fugaci de țărm |
| Russian | Чернозобик |
| Serbian | Crnotrba sprutka |
| Slovak | pobrežník čiernozobý |
| Slovenian | Spremenljivi prodnik |
| Spanish | Correlimos Común |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Playero Dorso Rojo |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Correlimos Pechinegro |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Zarapico gris |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Dunlin |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Playero Ventrinegro |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Playero Dorso Rojo |
| Spanish (Panama) | Playero Pechinegro |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Playerito vientre negro |
| Spanish (Peru) | Playero de Vientre Negro |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Playero Espaldicolorado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Correlimos común |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Correlimos |
| Swedish | kärrsnäppa |
| Thai | นกชายเลนท้องดำ |
| Turkish | Kara Karınlı Kumkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Побережник чорногрудий |
| Zulu | unothwayizanosisusimnyama |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman revised the Systematics page, and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structures page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Calidris alpina (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Tringa alpina
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.149.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lapland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CALIDRIS
- calidris
- alpina / alpinum / alpinus
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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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