Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Тихоокеански свирец |
| Catalan | polit del Pacífic |
| Czech | koliha aljašská |
| Danish | Alaskaspove |
| Dutch | Zuidzeewulp |
| English | Bristle-thighed Curlew |
| English (HAW) | Kioea - Bristle-thighed Curlew |
| English (United States) | Bristle-thighed Curlew |
| French | Courlis d'Alaska |
| French (France) | Courlis d'Alaska |
| German | Borstenbrachvogel |
| Icelandic | Broddaspói |
| Indonesian | Gajahan tahiti |
| Japanese | ハリモモチュウシャク |
| Norwegian | alaskaspove |
| Polish | kulik alaskański |
| Russian | Таитянский кроншнеп |
| Serbian | Čekinjasta carska šljuka |
| Slovak | hvizdák aljašský |
| Spanish | Zarapito del Pacífico |
| Spanish (Chile) | Zarapito polinésico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zarapito del Pacífico |
| Swedish | alaskaspov |
| Turkish | Tahiti Kervançulluğu |
| Ukrainian | Кульон аляскинський |
Numenius tahitiensis (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Scolopax tahitiensis
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.656.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tahiti, Society Islands, based on the Otaheite Curlew of Latham, Gen. Syn., 3, pt. 1, p. 122, no. 4.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NUMENIUS
- tahitensis / tahitiacus / tahitica / tahiticus / tahitiensis / tahitina / tahitius
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)
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis Scientific name definitions
Jeffrey S. Marks, T. Lee Tibbitts, Robert E. Gill, and Brian J. McCaffery
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
