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Wrybill

Anarhynchus frontalis Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

The Wrybill or Ngutuparore (Māori) Anarhynchus frontalis is a species of plover endemic to New Zealand. It is unique in that it is the only species of bird in the world with a beak that is bent sideways (always to the right). Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Charadriidae
Genus:
  Anarhynchus

Scientific:
  Anarhynchus frontalis

Citation:
  Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

Reference:
  Voy.AstrolabeZool. 1 p.252

Protonym:
  Anarhynchus frontalis

Avibase ID:
  719334FB7B46141A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/719334FB

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176551


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Anarhynchus frontalis: Breeds n South I. (New Zealand); winters North I.
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Wrybill
Czech:
kulík křivozobý
German:
Schiefschnabel
Danish:
Skævnæb
Spanish:
Chorlitejo Piquituerto
Finnish:
kieronokkatylli
French:
Pluvier anarhynque
Icelandic:
Króklóa
Italian:
Beccotorto
Japanese:
hashimagarichidori
Japanese:
ハシマガリチドリ
Dutch:
Scheefsnavelplevier
Norwegian:
Skjevnebblo
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skeivnebblo
Polish:
skretodziób
Portuguese:
Batuíra-de-bico-torto
Russian:
Кривоносый зуёк
Slovak:
behavček krivozobý
Swedish:
snednäbb
Ukrainian:
Пісочник криводзьобий
Chinese:
弯嘴鸻

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pluvier anarhynque ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pluvier anarhynque ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 1st edition:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 3rd edition:
Wrybill Plover ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 4th edition:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 6th edition:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements, version 2015:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements, version 2016:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements, version 2017:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements, version 2018:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Clements, version 2019:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
eBird version 1.50:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
eBird version 1.52:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
eBird version 1.53:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
eBird version 1.54:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
eBird version 1.55:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
eBird version 2015:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
eBird version 2016:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
eBird version 2017:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
eBird version 2018:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
eBird version 2019:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Wry-bill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Wry-bill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Wry-bill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Wry-bill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Wry-bill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Wry-bill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Wry-bill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Wry-bill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Wry-bill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Wry-bill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Wry-bill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
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:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
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:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
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:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
James Lee Peters:
Anarhynchus frontalis
James Lee Peters (original):
Anarhynchus frontalis
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
Anarhynchus frontalis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
Wrybill ( Anarhynchus frontalis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anarhynchus frontalis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anarhynchus frontalis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Corriol bectort
Czech: Kulík krivozobý, kulík křivozobý
Danish: Skævnæb
German: Schieferschnabel, Schiefschnabel
English: Ngutuparore, Wrybill, Wry-bill, Wrybill Plover, Wry-bill Plover, Wry-billed Plover
English (IOC): Wrybill
Spanish: Chorlitejo Piquituerto, Chorlito de Pico Tuerto
Spanish (Spain): Chorlitejo Piquituerto
Spanish (HBW): Wrybill
Estonian: käändnokk-tüll
Finnish: Kieronokkatylli
French: Pluvier à bec dévié, Pluvier anarhynque
Hungarian: ferdecsőrű lile
Icelandic: Króklóa
Italian: Beccostorto, Beccotorto
Japanese: hashimagarichidori
Japanese: ハシマガリチドリ
Scientific: Anarhynchus frontalis
Lithuanian: Kreivasnapis kirlikas
Maori: Ngutu pare, Ngutuparore
Dutch: Scheefsnavelplevier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skeivnebblo
Norwegian: Skjevnebblo
Polish: skretodziób, skrętodziób, Szydłodziobek
Portuguese: Batuíra-de-bico-torto
Russian: Кривоносый зуёк
Slovak: behavček krivozobý, Kulík krivozobý
Swedish: snednäbb, Snednäbba
Ukrainian: Пісочник криводзьобий
Chinese: 弯嘴鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 彎嘴鴴

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