Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (44)
- Monotypic
Jan Van Gils, Popko Wiersma, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 6, 2016
Text last updated November 6, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Spitsstertruiter |
| Asturian | Mazaricu acuminñu |
| 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 | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
| English (United States) | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
| Finnish | suippopyrstösirri |
| French | Bécasseau à queue pointue |
| French (France) | 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 |
| Romanian | Fugaci cu coadă ascuțită |
| 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 |
| Ukrainian | Побережник гострохвостий |
Calidris acuminata (Horsfield, 1821)
PROTONYM:
Totanus acuminatus
Horsfield, 1821. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1), 13, p.192.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Java.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CALIDRIS
- calidris
- acuminata / acuminatus
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
