Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Spitsstertruiter |
| Asturian | Mazaricu acumináu |
| Bulgarian | Остроопашат брегобегач |
| Catalan | Territ acuminat |
| Chinese | 尖尾濱鷸 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 尖尾滨鹬 |
| Croatian | oštrorepi žalar |
| Czech | jespák klínoocasý |
| Danish | Spidshalet Ryle |
| Dutch | Siberische Strandloper |
| English (United States) | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
| Finnish | suippopyrstösirri |
| French | Bécasseau à queue pointue |
| Galician | Pilro acuminado |
| German | Spitzschwanz-Strandläufer |
| Greek | Οξύουρη Σκαλίδρα |
| Hebrew | חופית חדת-זנב |
| Hungarian | Hegyesfarkú partfutó |
| Icelandic | Ósatíta |
| Indonesian | Kedidi ekor-tajam |
| Japanese | ウズラシギ |
| Korean | 메추라기도요 |
| Lithuanian | Smailiauodegis bėgikas |
| Mongolian | Сүүл элсэг |
| Norwegian | spisshalesnipe |
| Polish | biegus ostrosterny |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pilrito-acuminado |
| Russian | Острохвостый песочник |
| Serbian | Sibirska crnogruda sprutka |
| Slovak | pobrežník ostrochvostý |
| Slovenian | Ostrorepi prodnik |
| Spanish | Correlimos Acuminado |
| Spanish (Chile) | Playero acuminado |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Playero Coliagudo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Playero de Cola Afilada |
| Spanish (Panama) | Playero Acuminado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Correlimos acuminado |
| Swedish | spetsstjärtad snäppa |
| Thai | นกชายเลนกระหม่อมแดง |
| Turkish | Kıl Kuyruklu Kumkuşu |
Calidris acuminata (Horsfield, 1821)
PROTONYM:
Totanus acuminatus
Horsfield, 1821. Transactions Linn. Soc. London (1), 13, p.192.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Java.
Definitions
- CALIDRIS
- calidris
- acuminata / acuminatus
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Scientific name definitions
Jan Van Gils, Popko Wiersma, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 6, 2016
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 6, 2016
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Authors
Jan Van Gils, Popko Wiersma, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Van Gils, J., P. Wiersma, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.shtsan.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 6, 2016
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Authors
Jan Van Gils, Popko Wiersma, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Van Gils, J., P. Wiersma, and G. M. Kirwan (2016). Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.