Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Lepelbekstrandloper |
| Bangla (India) | ঘুড়ঘুড়ি |
| Basque | Txirri mokozabala |
| Bulgarian | Чукотски брегобегач |
| Catalan | territ becplaner |
| Chinese | 琵嘴鷸 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 勺嘴鷸 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 勺嘴鹬 |
| Croatian | žalar žličar |
| Czech | jespák lžícozobý |
| Danish | Skeryle |
| Dutch | Lepelbekstrandloper |
| English | Spoon-billed Sandpiper |
| English (AVI) | Spoon-billed Sandpiper |
| English (United States) | Spoon-billed Sandpiper |
| Estonian | luitsnokk-rüdi |
| Finnish | lusikkasirri |
| French | Bécasseau spatule |
| French (Canada) | Bécasseau spatule |
| German | Löffelstrandläufer |
| Hebrew | חופית כפנית |
| Hungarian | Kanálcsűrű parfutó |
| Icelandic | Skeiðtíta |
| Indonesian | Kedidi paruh-sendok |
| Japanese | ヘラシギ |
| Korean | 넓적부리도요 |
| Norwegian | skjesnipe |
| Polish | biegus łyżkodzioby |
| Russian | Лопатень |
| Serbian | Sprutka kašikara |
| Slovak | pobrežník lopatkozobý |
| Slovenian | Žličasti prodnik |
| Spanish | Correlimos Cuchareta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Correlimos cuchareta |
| Swedish | skedsnäppa |
| Thai | นกชายเลนปากช้อน |
| Turkish | Kaşık Gagalı Kumkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Лопатень |
Revision Notes
Sayam U. Chowdhury and Christoph Zöckler revised the account. Peter Pyle made contributions to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page, and Peter F. D. Boesman made contributions to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Calidris pygmaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Platalea pygmea
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.140.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Surinam, error = eastern Asia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CALIDRIS
- calidris
- pygmaea / pygmaeum / pygmaeus / pygmea / pygmeum / pygmeus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea Scientific name definitions
Sayam U. Chowdhury and Christoph Zöckler
Version: 2.0 — Published May 5, 2025
Version: 2.0 — Published May 5, 2025
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