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Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius Temminck, CJ 1823

Kittlitz's plover is a small shorebird in the family Charadriidae that breeds near coastal and inland saltmarshes, sandy or muddy riverbanks or alkaline grasslands with short vegetation. It is native to much of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Nile Delta and Madagascar. It is thought to be mainly monogamous and has monomorphic plumage. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Charadriidae
Genus:
   Anarhynchus
Scientific:
  Anarhynchus pecuarius


Original description

Citation:
  Temminck, CJ 1823

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.31 pl.183

Protonym:
  Charadrius pecuarius

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0F0DCC2F28E4E83B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0F0DCC2F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0F0DCC2F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176538

Geographic range:

  • Anarhynchus pecuarius: sub-Saharan Africa, northeastern Egypt, and Madagascar
English:
Kittlitz's Plover
Catalan:
Corriol pecuari
Czech:
kulík africký
Danish:
Kittlitz' Præstekrave
German:
Hirtenregenpfeifer
Spanish:
Chorlitejo Pecuario
Spanish (Spain):
Chorlitejo Pecuario
Finnish:
afrikantylli
French:
Pluvier pâtre
Croatian:
mali kulik
Hungarian:
apró lile
Icelandic:
Fitjalóa
Italian:
Corriere di Kittlitz
Japanese (romaji):
himechidori
Japanese:
ヒメチドリ
Lithuanian:
Rusvakrūtis kirlikas
Dutch:
Herdersplevier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kittlitzlo
Norwegian:
Kittlitzlo
Polish:
sieweczka piaskowa
Portuguese:
borrelho-do-gado
Portuguese (Portugal):
borrelho-de-kittlitz
Russian:
Зуёк-пастух
Slovak:
kulík pastiersky
Serbian:
Mali žalar
Swedish:
kittlitzstrandpipare
Ukrainian:
Пісочник-пастух
Chinese:
基氏沙鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
基特氏沙鴴


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pluvier pâtre ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pluvier pâtre ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Kittlitz's Sand Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Anarhynchus pecuarius) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Charadrius pecuarius [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Charadrius pecuarius [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Charadrius pecuarius [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Kittlitz's Plover ( Charadrius pecuarius) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Charadrius pecuarius [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Charadrius pecuarius [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Geelborsstrandkiewiet
Arabic: زقزاق كلتيزي
Asturian: Chirlicu pecuariu
Azerbaijani: yağışcüllüt-çoban
Belarusian: Зуёк-пастух
Bulgarian: Африкански дъждосвирец, Пастирски дъждосвирец
Catalan: Corriol pecuari
Czech: Kulík africký
Welsh: Cwtiad Kittlitz
Danish: Kittlitz Præstekrave, Kittlitz' Præstekrave, Kittlitz´ Præstekrave
German: Hirtenregenpfeifer
Greek: Μικρoσφυριχτής, Μικροπλουμίδι, Μικροσφυριχτής
Greek (Cypriot): Μικροπλουμίδι
English: Kittlitz's Plover, Kittlitz's Plover, Kittlitz's Sand Plover, Kittlitz's Sandplover, Kittlitz's Sand-Plover
English, HBW: Kittlitz's Plover
English (IOC): Kittlitz's Plover
English (Kenya): Kittlitz's Plover
English (United States): Kittlitz's Plover
Esperanto: Ĉambrusta pluvio
Spanish: Chorlitejo Pecuario
Spanish (Spain): Chorlitejo Pecuario
Spanish (HBW): Chorlitejo pecuario
Estonian: ruugerind-tüll
Basque: Corriol pecuari
Finnish: Afrikantylli, Afrikkantylli
French: Gravelot pâtre, Pluvier de Kittlitz, Pluvier pâtre
French (Guyane): Gravelot pâtre
Frisian: Harderswilster
Irish: Feadóg eallaigh
Galician: Corriol pecuari, Píllara de Kittlitz, Píllara do gando
Manx: Feddag Kittlitz
Hebrew: חופמי אפריקאי, חופמי אפריקני
Croatian: mali kulik
Hungarian: apró lile
Icelandic: Fitjalóa
Italian: Corriere di Kittlitz
Japanese (romaji): himechidori, hoojirochidori
Japanese: ヒメチドリ, ホオジロチドリ
Scientific: Aegialites longipes, Anarhynchus pecuarius, Charadrius pecuarius, Charadrius pecuarius pecuarius, Leucopolius pecuarius
Lithuanian: Puošnusis kirlikas, Rusvakrūtis kirlikas
Latvian: ganību tārtiņš
Malagasy: Viky-viky
Macedonian: Китлицов пескар
Dutch: Herdersplevier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kittlitzlo
Norwegian: Kittlitzlo, Kittlizlo
Polish: sieweczka piaskowa
Portuguese: Borrelho de Kittli, Borrelho-de-Kittli, Borrelho-do-gado
Portuguese (Portugal): borrelho-de-kittlitz, Borrelho-do-gado
Rhaeto-Romance: Gravarel pastur
Romanian: Prundăraş păstor
Russian: Зуекк-пастух, Зуек-пастух, Зуёк-пастух
Northern Sami: Afrihkábuvvedat
Slovak: kulík pastiersky, Kulík pastierský
Slovenian: pritlikavi deževnik
Serbian: Mali žalar
Swedish: Kittlitzpipare, Kittlitzstrandpipare
Swahili: Kitwitwi Kipipi
Turkish: Nil cılıbıtı
Ukrainian: Пісочник-пастух
Chinese: 基氏沙鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 基特氏沙鴴

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