© Ian Davies
Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Joanna Klima and Joseph R. Jehl Jr.
Version: 2.0 — Published July 27, 2012
Version: 2.0 — Published July 27, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Дългокрак брегобегач |
| Chinese | 高蹺濱鷸 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 高跷鹬 |
| Croatian | dugonogi žalar |
| Czech | jespák dlouhonohý |
| Danish | Klireryle |
| Dutch | Steltstrandloper |
| English (United States) | Stilt Sandpiper |
| Finnish | pitkäkoipisirri |
| French | Bécasseau à échasses |
| German | Bindenstrandläufer |
| Greek | Μακρύποδη Σκαλίδρα |
| Haitian (Haiti) | Bekasin janm long |
| Hebrew | חופית תמירונית |
| Hungarian | Töcspartfutó |
| Icelandic | Vaðfæla |
| Japanese | アシナガシギ |
| Lithuanian | Ilgakojis bėgikas |
| Norwegian | styltesnipe |
| Polish | biegus brodźcowaty |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | maçarico-pernilongo |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pilrito-pernilongo |
| Russian | Ходулочниковый песочник |
| Serbian | Dugonoga sprutka |
| Slovak | pobrežník dlhonohý |
| Slovenian | Dulnik |
| Spanish | Correlimos Zancolín |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Playero Zancudo |
| Spanish (Chile) | Playero de patas largas |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Correlimos Patilargo |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Zarapico patilargo |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Playero Zancudo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Playero Tarsilargo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Playero Zancón |
| Spanish (Panama) | Playero Patilargo |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Playerito zancudo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Playero de Pata Larga |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Playero Patilargo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Correlimos zancolín |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Playero Zancudo |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Playero Patilargo |
| Swedish | styltsnäppa |
| Turkish | Uzun Bacaklı Kumkuşu |
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Stilt Sandpiper.
Distribution of the Stilt Sandpiper in North and Central America and the Caribbean. This species’ main wintering grounds are in South America (see Fig. 2); wintering north of South America may be of recent origin. See text for details.