Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Himantopus [himantopus, ceylonensis or mexicanus]

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other related concepts

• Himantopus [himantopus or leucocephalus] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Rooipootelsie
Arabic: أبو المغازل, الكرسوع, الكرسوع أبومغازل, الكرسوع أبومغازل جويري, الكرسوع ابو مغازل, جويري
Asturian: Cigoñina, Cigüeñina común
Azerbaijani: Caydaq cüllüt, Çaydaq cüllütü
Belarusian: Хадулачнiк, Хадулачнік
Bulgarian: Кокилобегач
Bengali: কালাপাখ ঠেঙ্গি
Breton: Ar skaseg kof gwenn, Skaseg kof gwenn
Catalan: Avisador, Camallarga comú, Cames llargues, Remena-rocs
Catalan (Balears): Avisador
Valencian: Remena-rocs
Czech: Pisila cáponohá, Pisila čáponohá, pisila èáponohá
Welsh: Hirgoes, Hirgoes adeinddu
Danish: Stylteløber
German: Bindenstrandläufer, Stelzenlaeufer, Stelzenlaufer, Stelzenläufer
Maldivian: Theyravaa Ilolhi
Greek: Καλαμoκαvάς, Καλαμοκανάς
Greek (Cypriot): Καλαμοκαννάς
English: Black-necked Stilt, Black-winged or Ceylon Stilt, Black-winged Stilt, Common Stilt, Pied Stilt, Poaka, White-headed Stilt
English (Australia): Black-winged Stilt (Eurasian), Eurasian Black-winged Stilt
English, HBW: Black-winged Stilt (Black-winged Stilt)
English (IOC): Black-winged Stilt
English (Kenya): Black-winged Stilt
English (United States): Black-winged Stilt
Esperanto: himantopo
Spanish: Cigüeñela, Ciguëñuela, Cigüeñuela, Cigüeñuela Común, Cigüeñuela de Alas Negras, Correlimos Zancolín, Giguëñuela, Playerito zancudo
Spanish (Argentine): Playerito zancudo
Spanish (Spain): Cigüeñuela Común
Spanish (HBW): Cigüeñuela común
Spanish (Mexico): candelero americano
Spanish (Uruguay): Tero Real
Estonian: karkjalg
Basque: Cames llargues, Zankaluze, Zankaluzea
Persian: چوب ‌پا, چوب‌پا
Finnish: Pitkäjalka
French: Échasse à manteau noir, Echasse blanche, Échasse blanche, Échasse blanche ou É. de Ceylan
Frisian: Steltklút
Irish: Cosardach dubheiteach, Scadalach Dhubheiteach, Scodalach Dubheiteach
Gaelic: Fad-chasach, Luigneach
Galician: Cames llargues, Cegoñela común, Pernalonga
Manx: Lurgagh
Hebrew: תמירון
Hindi: Pavazha kaal ullan
Croatian: Crvenonoga vlastelica, Vlastelica
Hungarian: Gólyatöcs
Armenian: [Votnatsupik ], Ոտնացուպակ, Ոտնացուպիկ
Indonesian: Burung Gagang-bayang Belang
Icelandic: Háleggur
Italian: Cavaliere d'Italia
Japanese (romaji): Ashinaga-shigi, sei-taka shigi, seitakashigi, Seitaka-shigi
Japanese: セイタカシギ
Japanese (Kanji): 背高鴫, 背高鷸
Georgian: ოჩოფეხა
Kazakh: Ұзынсирақ балшықшы
Kazakh (Transliteration): uzın-sïraq balşıqşı
Korean: 장다리물떼새
Korean (Transliteration): jang-dari-mul-tte-sae
Cornish: Cornhwylen carrek, Cornwhylen carrek
Scientific: Charadrius Himantopus, Himantopus [himantopus or ceylonensis], Himantopus himantopus, Himantopus himantopus himantopus, Himantopus vulgaris, Himantopus vulgaris
Lithuanian: baltasparnis kojūkas, Kojukas, Kojūkas, Kūjokas
Latvian: Garstilbis
Malagasy: Tafaly, Takapaly, Tsakaranta
Maori: kaki
Macedonian: Долгоног пескар, Долгонога шљука, Црвенонога сабјарка
Malayalam: പവിഴക്കാലി
Mongolian: Хилэн жигүүрт, Эгэл хилэн жигүүр, Эгэл хилэнжигүүр
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠡᠭᠡᠯ ᠬᠢᠯᠢᠩ ᠵᠢᠭᠦᠷᠲᠦ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠯᠢᠭ ᠦᠨᠳᠦᠷ ᠬᠢᠲᠣᠭᠠᠯᠵᠢᠨ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Харлиг өндөр хутгалжин, Хилэн далавчит хутгалжин
Mongolian (Transliteration): egel khileŋ-jigüür, kharlig öndör khutgaljiŋ , khileŋ dalvchit khutgaljiŋ , khileŋ jigüürt
Marathi: शेकाट्या
Malay: Burung Kedidi Kaki Panjang, Burung Stilt, Burung Stilt Kepak Hitam, Kedidi Kaki Panjang
Maltese: Fras-servjent
Nepali: प्रवालपाद
Dutch: Stelkluut, Steltkluut
Norwegian Nynorsk: Stylteløpar
Norwegian: Styleløper, Stylteløper
Polish: szczudlak, Szczudłak, szczudłak (zwyczajny), Szczudłak zwyczajny
Pinyin: gāo-qiāo-héng, hēi-chì cháng-jiǎo yù
Portuguese: maçaricão, maçaricão-de-pernas-longas, Macarico pernilongo, Macarico-pernilongo, perna longa, Perna longa., pernalonga, Perna-longa, Perna-longa., pernalonga-comum, pernilonga, pernilongo, pernilongo-de-costas-negras, Vira-pedras
Portuguese (Brazil): maçaricão, maçaricão-de-pernas-longas, pernalonga, pernalonga-comum, pernilonga, pernilongo, pernilongo-de-costas-negras, Vira-pedras
Portuguese (Portugal): Pernilongo, pernilongo-comum
Romansh: Gambun pitschen
Rhaeto-Romance: Gambun pitschen
Romanian: Piciorong
Russian: Khodulochnik, Ходулочник
Sardinian: Zurruleu, Zurruvigu
Scots: Luigneach
Northern Sami: Guhkesjuolgi
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Kalupiya Ipalpawa
Slovak: Éišila bocianovitá, šišila bocianovitá, Šišila bocianovítá
Slovenian: polojnik
Albanian: Kalorësi
Serbian: dugonogi prudnik, Vlastelica, Властелица
Swedish: Styltlöpare
Swahili: Msese Milonjo
Tamil: Nedungaal Ullan
Thai: นกตีนเทียน, นกตีนเทียนปีกดำ, นกตีนเทียนหัวขาว
Thai (Transliteration): nók tiin-tʰian, nók tiin-tʰian hŭa-kʰăaw, nók tiin-tʰian pìik-dam
Turkish: Uzunbacak, Ұзынсирақ балшықшы
Tuvinian: Шывар-даяктыг куш
Ukrainian: Довгоніг, Кулик-довгоніг , Кулик-довгоніг чорнокрилий, Ходулoчник
Vietnamese: Cà kheo, Chim Cà kheo
Chinese: [gao-qiao-heng], [hei-chi chang-jiao yu], 高蹺鴴, 黑翅長腳鷸, 黑翅长脚鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 高蹺鴴, 高蹺鴴〔黑翅長腳鷸〕, 黑翅長腳鷸
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 高蹺鴴
Chinese (Taiwan): [gao-qiao-heng], 高跷鸻, 高蹺鴴