Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Anarhynchus [mongolus or atrifrons] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Mongoolse Strandkiewiet, Mongoolse Strandkiewiet (Mongoolse), Mongoolse Strandkiewiet (Siberiese)
Arabic: زقزاق الرمل الصغير, زقزاق الرمل الصغير (منغولي)
Bulgarian: Монголски дъждосвирец, Монголски дъждосвирец (ssp. mongolus/stegmanni)
Catalan: Corriol mongol
Valencian: Corriol de Leschenault
Czech: kulík menší, kulík menší (ssp. mongolus/stegmanni)
Danish: Mongolsk Præstekrave, Mongolsk Præstekrave, Mongolsk (ssp. mongolus/stegmanni), Mongolsk Præstekrave, Siberisk(ssp. mongolus/stegmanni)
German: Mongolenregenpfeifer, Mongolenregenpfeifer (mongolus/stegmanni)
Greek: Μικρός Ερημοσφυριχτής, Μικρός Ερημοσφυριχτής (mongolus/stegmanni)
English: Lesser Sand-Plover, Lesser Sand-Plover (Mongolian), Lesser Sand-Plover (Siberian), Lesser Sand-Plover [Mongolian], Mongolian Plover, Siberian Sand Plover, Siberian Sandplover, Siberian Sand-Plover
English (United Kingdom): Lesser Sand Plover (Mongolian), Lesser Sand Plover (Siberian)
English, HBW: Lesser Sandplover (Mongolian)
English (IOC): Lesser Sand Plover (Mongolian)
English (Kenya): Lesser Sand Plover (Mongolian)
English (New Zealand): Lesser Sand-dotterel (Siberian)
English (UAE): Lesser Sand Plover (Siberian)
English (United States): Lesser Sand-Plover (Mongolian), Lesser Sand-Plover (Siberian)
Esperanto: kamĉatka pluvio
Spanish: Chorlitejo Mongol Chico, Chorlitejo Mongol Chico (mongolus/stegmanni)
Spanish (Spain): Chorlitejo Mongol Chico (mongolus/stegmanni)
Spanish (HBW): Lesser Sand-Plover (Mongolian)
Estonian: mägitüll
Basque: Corriol mongol
Persian: سلیم شنی کوچک, سلیم شنی کوچک (mongolus/stegmanni)
Finnish: ylänkötylli, ylänkötylli (mongolus/stegmanni)
French: Pluvier de Mongolie, Pluvier de Mongolie (mongolus), Pluvier de Mongolie (nominal), Pluvier de Mongolie [mongolus ou stegmanni], Pluvier de Mongolie [mongolus]
French (Guyane): Gravelot de Mongolie [mongolus ou stegmanni]
Galician: Píllara mongola
Hebrew: חופמי מונגולי, חופמי מונגולי (מונגולי)
Croatian: mongolski kulik
Hungarian: tibeti lile, Tibeti lile (K-Azsia)
Indonesian: Cerek-pasir Mongolia
Icelandic: Hjarðlóa, Hjarðlóa (mongolus/stegmanni)
Italian: Corriere della Mongolia
Japanese (romaji): medaichidori, medaichidori (mongolus/stegmanni)
Japanese: メダイチドリ, メダイチドリ (mongolus/stegmanni), メダイチドリ（亜種 メダイチドリ）
Kazakh: Моњғол шүрілдегі
Korean: 몽골왕눈물떼새, 왕눈물떼새
Scientific: Anarhynchus mongolus, Charadrius mongolus, Charadrius mongolus [mongolus or stegmanni], Charadrius mongolus [mongolus], Charadrius mongolus mongolus, Charadrius mongolus mongolus/stegmanni, Charadrius sanguineus, Charadrius sonneratii, Hiaticula inornata
Lithuanian: Mongolinis kirlikas, Mongolinis kirlikas (mongolus/stegmanni)
Latvian: Mongolijas tārtiņš
Malayalam: മംഗോളിയൻ മണൽക്കോഴി
Mongolian: Монгол хиазат
Malay: Rapang Mongolia
Dutch: Kleine Woestijnplevier, Mongoolse Plevier, Mongoolse Plevier (Mongools)
Norwegian: Mongollo, mongollo (mongolus/stegmanni)
Polish: sieweczka mongolska, sieweczka mongolska (mongolus/stegmanni), sieweczka syberyjska
Portuguese: Borrelho-mongol
Portuguese (Portugal): borrelho-mongol, borrelho-mongol (mongolus/stegmanni), Borrelho-pequeno-de-colar-ruivo (mongolus/stegmanni)
Romanian: Prundăraş mic de deşert
Russian: Монгольский зуек, Монгольский зуёк, Монгольский зуёк (mongolus/stegmanni)
Northern Sami: Mongoliabuvvedat
Slovak: kulík krátkozobý, kulík krátkozobý (skup.)
Slovenian: mongolski deževnik, Mongolski deževnik (Sibirski)
Serbian: Mongolski žalar, Mongolski žalar (mongolus/stegmanni)
Swedish: kamtjatkapipare, Mongolpipare, mongolpipare (mongolus/stegmanni)
Swahili: Kitwitwi Koo-jeupe
Thai: นกหัวโตทรายเล็ก , นกหัวโตทรายเล็ก (ตะวันออก)
Turkish: Mogol cılıbıtı, Moğol Cılıbıtı, Moğol Cılıbıtı (mongolus/stegmanni)
Tuvinian: Моол сайжы
Ukrainian: пісочник монгольський
Vietnamese: Choi choi Mông Cổ
Chinese: 蒙古沙鸻, 蒙古沙鸻（白额）
Chinese (Traditional): 蒙古鴴(mongolus/stegmanni), 蒙古鴴(蒙古), 蒙古鴴〔蒙古沙鴴〕
Chinese (Taiwan): 蒙古鴴