Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (4)
Robert E. Gill, Pavel S. Tomkovich, and Brian J. McCaffery
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 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Берингов брегобегач |
| Catalan | territ roquer |
| Chinese (SIM) | 岩滨鹬 |
| Croatian | žalar stjenjak |
| Czech | jespák pobřežní |
| Danish | Beringsryle |
| Dutch | Beringstrandloper |
| English | Rock Sandpiper |
| English (United States) | Rock Sandpiper |
| Finnish | beringinsirri |
| French | Bécasseau des Aléoutiennes |
| French (France) | Bécasseau des Aléoutiennes |
| German | Beringstrandläufer |
| Icelandic | Hleintíta |
| Japanese | チシマシギ |
| Norwegian | klippesnipe |
| Polish | biegus skalny |
| Russian | Берингийский песочник |
| Serbian | Sprutka kamenjarka |
| Slovak | pobrežník bralový |
| Slovenian | Skalni prodnik |
| Spanish | Correlimos Roquero |
| Spanish (Spain) | Correlimos roquero |
| Swedish | klippsnäppa |
| Turkish | Kaya Kumkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Побережник берингійський |
Calidris ptilocnemis (Coues, 1873)
PROTONYM:
Tringa ptilocnemis
Coues, 1873. Report on the Prybilov group, or, Seal islands, of Alaska, not paged,note.
TYPE LOCALITY:
St. Georges Island, Pribilof Isl. (=Seal Islands), Alaska
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CALIDRIS
- calidris
- ptilocnemis
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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