Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Danish | Snepræstekrave |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Strandplevier |
| English (United States) | Snowy Plover |
| French | Pluvier neigeux |
| French (France) | Gravelot neigeux |
| French (French Guiana) | Gravelot neigeux |
| French (Guadeloupe) | Gravelot neigeux |
| German | Schneeregenpfeifer |
| Haitian (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 |
| 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 (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 |
Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, 1858)
Definitions
- CHARADRIUS
- nivosa / nivosus
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus
Authors
Gary W. Page, Lynne E. Stenzel, J. S. Warriner, J. C. Warriner, and P. W. Paton
Recommended Citation
Page, G. W., L. E. Stenzel, J. S. Warriner, J. C. Warriner, and P. W. Paton (2020). Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.snoplo5.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
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- November 18, 2009
- Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus
Authors
Gary W. Page, Lynne E. Stenzel, J. S. Warriner, J. C. Warriner, and P. W. Paton
Revisors
Gary W. Page and Lynne E. Stenzel
Recommended Citation
Page, G. W., L. E. Stenzel, J. S. Warriner, J. C. Warriner, and P. W. Paton (2009). Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.154
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- January 1, 1995
- Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus
Recommended Citation
Page, B. W., J. S. Warriner, J. C. Warriner, and P. W. Paton. 1995. Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus). In The Birds of North America, No. 154 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington D.C. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.154.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- May 12, 2016
- Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, G. M. Kirwan, and P. F. D. Boesman (2016). Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus). 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.