Crab-Plover Dromas ardeola Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (37)
- Monotypic
Michael R.W. Rands and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 7, 2015
Text last updated September 7, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Krapvreter |
| Arabic | حنكور |
| Bulgarian | Крабов дъждосвирец |
| Catalan | dromes |
| Czech | pobřežník černobílý |
| Danish | Krabbeæder |
| Dutch | Krabplevier |
| English | Crab-Plover |
| English (South Africa) | Crab-Plover |
| English (United States) | Crab-Plover |
| Finnish | luolakahlaaja |
| French | Drome ardéole |
| French (France) | Drome ardéole |
| German | Reiherläufer |
| Greek | Καβουροφάγος Χαραδριός |
| Hebrew | דרומס |
| Hungarian | Gémlile |
| Icelandic | Krabbametja |
| Japanese | カニチドリ |
| Lithuanian | Krabinis sėjikas |
| Malayalam | ഞണ്ടുണ്ണി |
| Norwegian | krabbeeter |
| Persian | سلیم خرچنگ خوار |
| Polish | krabożer |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Caranguejeiro |
| Romanian | Stârc alergător |
| Russian | Рачья ржанка |
| Serbian | Krabojed |
| Slovak | čapľovec strakatý |
| Slovenian | Čapljar |
| Spanish | Dromas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Dromas |
| Swedish | hägerpipare |
| Thai | นกหัวโตกินปู |
| Turkish | Yengeç Yağmurcunu |
| Ukrainian | Крабоїд |
| Zulu | umandlankala |
Dromas ardeola Paykull, 1805
PROTONYM:
Dromas Ardeola
Paykull, 1805. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 26, p.182,188 pl.8.
TYPE LOCALITY:
India.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- DROMAS
- ARDEOLA
- ardeola
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
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Crab-Plover
