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Crocodile-bird
Pluvianus aegyptius (Linnaeus, C 1758)
The Egyptian plover, also known as the crocodile bird, is a wader, the only member of the genus Pluvianus. Formerly placed in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae, it is now regarded as the sole member of its own monotypic family Pluvianidae. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Pluvianidae
Genus:
Pluvianus
Scientific:
Pluvianus aegyptius
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Pluvianidae
Genus:
Pluvianus
Scientific:
Pluvianus aegyptius
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.150
Protonym:
Charadrius aegyptius
Type locality:
Egypt.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/169/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
1B28A4B6389473D3
Avibase ID:
avibase-1B28A4B6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1B28A4B6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176758
Geographic range:
- Pluvianus aegyptius: sub-Saharan Africa southward to northern Democratic Republic of the Congo and far northern Angola
Source: Clements checklist
Crocodile-bird
Catalan:
Pluvial egipci
Czech:
běhulíkovec pestrý
Danish:
Krokodillevogter
German:
Krokodilwächter
Spanish:
Pluvial
Spanish (Spain):
Pluvial
Finnish:
krokotiilinvartija
French:
Pluvian fluviatile
Croatian:
ogrličasti kulik
Hungarian:
krokodilmadár
Icelandic:
Eyrarlápa
Italian:
Guardiano dei coccodrilli
Japanese (romaji):
nairuchidori
Japanese:
ナイルチドリ
Lithuanian:
egiptinis bėgūnėlis
Dutch:
Krokodilwachter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Krokodillevaktar
Norwegian:
Krokodillevokter
Polish:
pijawnik
Portuguese:
Ave-do-crocodilo
Portuguese (Portugal):
Ave-do-crocodilo
Russian:
Крокодилов сторож
Slovak:
krokodíliar žltobruchý
Serbian:
Egipatska trkalica
Swedish:
krokodilväktare
Ukrainian:
лібус
Chinese:
埃及燕鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
埃及鴴
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pluvian fluviatile ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pluvian fluviatile ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pluvianus aegyptius [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pluvianus aegyptius [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pluvianus aegyptius [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Crocodile-bird ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Egyptian Plover ( Pluvianus aegyptius) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pluvianus aegyptius [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pluvianus aegyptius [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Asturian: Pluvial
Azerbaijani: Misir qaçağanı
Bulgarian: Египетска булка, Крокодилов страж
Catalan: Pluvial egipci, Plvial egipci
Czech: Behulík pestrý, běhulík pestrý, běhulíkovec pestrý, Kulík nilský
Welsh: Rhedwr yr Aifft
Danish: Krokodillevogter
German: Krokodilwächter
Greek: Αιγυπτιακός σφυριχτής, Αιγυπτιακός Χαραδριός
English: Crocodile bird, Crocodile Plover, Crocodilebird, Crocodile-bird, Egyptian Courser, Egyptian Plover
English, HBW: Egyptian Plover
English (IOC): Egyptian Plover
English (Kenya): Egyptian Plover
English (United States): Egyptian Plover
Esperanto: Krokodilgardulo
Spanish: Corredora Egipcia, Pluvial
Spanish (Spain): Pluvial
Spanish (HBW): Pluvial
Estonian: krokodillilind
Basque: Txirri egiptoarra
Finnish: Krokotiilinvartija
French: Le Pluvian, Pluvian d'Egypte, Pluvian d'Égypte, Pluvian fluviatile
Friulian: coridôr egjizian
Frisian: Krokkedilwachter
Irish: Feadóg Éigipteach
Galician: Ave do crocodilo, Tarambola exipcia
Hebrew: תנינן מצרי
Croatian: ogrličasti kulik, Ogrličasti trkalica
Hungarian: krokodilmadár
Icelandic: Eyrarlápa
Italian: Guardiano dei coccodrilli
Japanese (romaji): nairuchidori
Japanese: ナイルチドリ
Kirghiz: Мисир чымылдагы
Scientific: Charadrius aegyptius, Pluvianus aegyptius, Pluvianus aegyptius aegyptius, Pluvianus aegyptius angolae
Lithuanian: egiptinis bėgūnėlis, Egiptinis bigūnėlis, Egiptinis lakstūnas
Latvian: krokodilputns
Macedonian: Египетско блатарче
Dutch: Krokodilwachter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Krokodillevaktar
Norwegian: Krokodillevokter
Polish: pijawnik
Portuguese: Ave-do-crocodilo
Portuguese (Portugal): Ave-do-crocodilo
Rhaeto-Romance: Guardian dals crocodils
Romanian: Pasărea crocodilului
Russian: Египетский бегунок, Крокодилов сторож
Northern Sami: Krokodilfákta
Slovak: Krokodíliar žltobruchý
Slovenian: krokodilji tekalec
Serbian: Egipatska trkalica
Swedish: Krokodilväktare
Turkish: timsah kuşu, timsahkuşu
Ukrainian: Бігунець єгипетський, лібус
Chinese: 埃及燕鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 埃及鴴
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