Red-breasted Dotterel Charadrius obscurus Scientific name definitions
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (2)
Guy M. Kirwan, Josep del Hoyo, Popko Wiersma, Nigel Collar, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Christopher J. Sharpe
Version: 2.0 — Published July 16, 2021
Revision Notes
Version: 2.0 — Published July 16, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | kulík rezavý |
| Dutch | Rosse Plevier |
| English | Red-breasted Dotterel |
| English (New Zealand) | New Zealand Dotterel |
| English (United States) | Red-breasted Dotterel |
| French | Pluvier roux |
| French (France) | Gravelot roux |
| French (French Guiana) | Pluvier roux |
| French (Guadeloupe) | Gravelot roux |
| German | Maoriregenpfeifer |
| Japanese | ニュージーランドチドリ |
| Norwegian | rustbuklo |
| Polish | sieweczka nowozelandzka |
| Russian | Маорийский зуёк |
| Serbian | Crvenogrudi žalar |
| Slovak | kulík maorský |
| Spanish | Chorlito Maorí de Isla Sur |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chorlito maorí de Isla Sur |
| Swedish | maoripipare |
| Turkish | Yeni Zelanda Cılıbıtı |
| Ukrainian | Пісочник маорійський |
Revision Notes
In this revision, Guy M. Kirwan standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy, and reviewed/updated text whenever possible. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Charadrius obscurus "Gmelin, JF", 1789
PROTONYM:
Charadrius obscurus
"Gmelin, JF", 1789. Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2, p.686.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Zealand, i.e. Dusky Sound, South Island, ex Latham.
Definitions
- CHARADRIUS
- obscurum / obscurus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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TL: type locality
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