Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus Scientific name definitions
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Philipp N. Maleko and Claire Walter
Version: 2.0 — Published December 1, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 黑領高蹺鴴 |
| Czech | pisila bělohlavá |
| Dutch | Australische Steltkluut |
| English | Pied Stilt |
| English (United States) | Pied Stilt |
| French | Échasse d'Australie |
| French (France) | Échasse d'Australie |
| German | Weißgesicht-Stelzenläufer |
| Indonesian | Gagang-bayam belang |
| Japanese | オーストラリアセイタカシギ |
| Norwegian | australstylteløper |
| Polish | szczudłak białogłowy |
| Russian | Австралийский ходулочник |
| Serbian | Beloglava vlastelica |
| Slovak | šišila bielohlavá |
| Spanish | Cigüeñuela Australiana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cigüeñuela australiana |
| Swedish | australisk styltlöpare |
| Turkish | Ak Başlı Uzunbacak |
| Ukrainian | Кулик-довгоніг строкатий |
Revision Notes
Philipp N. Maleko revised and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Claire Walter contributed to the Identification page. Leo Gilman copy edited the account. Yumi Romano generated the distribution map. Philipp N. Maleko and Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Himantopus leucocephalus Gould, 1837
PROTONYM:
Himantopus leucocephalus
Gould, 1837. A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands pt2, pl.34.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Australia, Java and Sumatra.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HIMANTOPUS
- himantopus
- leucocephala / leucocephalos / leucocephalus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Pied Stilt
