Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Fritz L. Knopf and M. B. Wunder
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 1, 2006
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 1, 2006
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | kulík pastvinný |
| Dutch | Prairieplevier |
| English | Mountain Plover |
| English (United States) | Mountain Plover |
| Finnish | preeriatylli |
| French | Pluvier montagnard |
| French (France) | Gravelot montagnard |
| French (French Guiana) | Pluvier montagnard |
| French (Guadeloupe) | Gravelot montagnard |
| German | Bergregenpfeifer |
| Japanese | ミヤマチドリ |
| Norwegian | prærielo |
| Polish | sieweczka preriowa |
| Russian | Горный зуёк |
| Serbian | Prerijski žalar |
| Slovak | kulík horský |
| Spanish | Chorlito Llanero |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Chorlo Llanero |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chorlito llanero |
| Swedish | bergpipare |
| Turkish | Amerika Dağ Cılıbıtı |
| Ukrainian | Пісочник гірський |
Charadrius montanus "Townsend, JK", 1837
PROTONYM:
Charadrius montanus
"Townsend, JK", 1837. J.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia 7, p.192.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Central tableland of the Rocky Mountains = near Sweetwater River, Wyoming.
Definitions
- CHARADRIUS
- montanum / montanus
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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