Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (38)
- Subspecies (2)
Gary W. Page, Lynne E. Stenzel, J. S. Warriner, J. C. Warriner, and P. W. Paton
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 18, 2009
Text last updated November 18, 2009
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | corriol nevat |
| Czech | kulík západní |
| Danish | Snepræstekrave |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Strandplevier |
| English | Snowy Plover |
| English (United States) | Snowy Plover |
| French | Pluvier neigeux |
| French (France) | Pluvier neigeux |
| French (French Guiana) | Pluvier neigeux |
| French (Guadeloupe) | Gravelot neigeux |
| German | Schneeregenpfeifer |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Ti Plivye blanch |
| Icelandic | Snælóa |
| Japanese | ユキチドリ |
| Norwegian | snølo |
| Polish | sieweczka jasna |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Borrelho-de-coleira-interrompida-americano |
| Russian | Бледный зуёк |
| Serbian | Snežni žalar |
| Slovak | kulík snežný |
| Slovenian | Snežni deževnik |
| Spanish | Chorlitejo Nivoso |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Chorlo Nevado |
| Spanish (Chile) | Chorlo nevado |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Chorlitejo Patinegro |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Frailecillo blanco |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Chorlito Niveo |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Chorlo Níveo |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Chorlito Nevado |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Chorlo Nevado |
| Spanish (Panama) | Chorlo Níveo |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chorlo Nevado |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Chorlito Blanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chorlitejo nivoso |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Frailecito |
| Swedish | snöstrandpipare |
| Turkish | Karlı Cılıbıt |
| Ukrainian | Пісочник американський |
Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, 1858)
PROTONYM:
Aegialitis nivosa
Cassin, 1858. Rep.Expl.Surv.RR.Pac. 9, "p.xlvi,696".
TYPE LOCALITY:
Presidio, California.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHARADRIUS
- nivosa / nivosus
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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Snowy Plover
