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Tahitian Sandpiper

Prosobonia leucoptera (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The Tahiti sandpiper or Tahitian sandpiper is an extinct member of the large wader family Scolopacidae that was endemic to Tahiti in French Polynesia. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Scolopacidae
Genus:
   Prosobonia
Scientific:
  Prosobonia leucoptera


Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.678

Protonym:
  Tringa leucoptera

Type locality:
  Islands of Tahiti and Eimeo, ex Latham, Gen. Syn., 3, pt. 1, White-winged Sandpiper, p. 172, pi. 82.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656171


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  750808C3BA0B0717

Avibase ID:
  avibase-750808C3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/750808C3


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562480


EXTINCT

Geographic range:

  • Prosobonia leucoptera: extinct; formerly Tahiti (Society Islands)
English:
Tahitian Sandpiper
Catalan:
Xivita de l'illa Moorea
Czech:
vodoušek bělobrvý
Danish:
Tahitiklire
German:
Tahiti-Südseeläufer
Spanish:
Andarríos Aliblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Andarríos aliblanco
Finnish:
tahitinsirri
French:
Bécasseau à ailes blanches
Croatian:
tahitska prutka
Hungarian:
fehérszárnyú cankó
Italian:
Piro piro di Tahiti
Japanese (romaji):
tahichishigi
Japanese:
タヒチシギ
Lithuanian:
Taitinis tilvikas
Dutch:
Tahitistrandloper
Norwegian:
Tahitisnipe
Polish:
brodźczyk białoskrzydły
Portuguese:
Maçarico-do-tahiti
Portuguese (Portugal):
maçarico-do-taiti
Russian:
Таитянский атолльник
Slovak:
pobrežník bielokrídly
Serbian:
Sprutka sa Tahitija
Swedish:
tahitisnäppa
Ukrainian:
Куліга білокрила
Chinese:
大溪地矶鹬
Chinese (Traditional):
大溪地鷸1777滅絕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Tahitian Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Chevalier à ailes blanches ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-winged Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Tahiti Sandpiper ( Prosobonia leucoptera) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Prosobonia leucoptera [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Prosobonia leucoptera [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Prosobonia [leucoptera or ellisi] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Xivita de l'illa Moorea
Czech: vodoušek bělobrvý
Danish: Haematopus, Tahitiklire
German: Tahiti-Strandläufer, Tahiti-Südseeläufer
English: Tahiti Sandpiper, Tahitian Sandpiper, White-winged Sandpiper
English, HBW: Tahiti Sandpiper
English (IOC): Tahiti Sandpiper
English (United States): White-winged Sandpiper
Esperanto: Tahitia tringo
Spanish: Andarríos Aliblanca, Andarríos Aliblanco, Andarríos de Tahití, Correlimos Batitú
Spanish (Spain): Andarríos aliblanca, Andarríos aliblanco, Andarríos de Moorea (leucoptera)
Spanish (HBW): White-winged Sandpiper
Estonian: tahiiti tilder, tahiti tilder
Finnish: tahitinsirri, Valkosiipisirri
French: Bécasseau à ailes blanches, Chevalier à ailes blanches
Croatian: tahitska prutka
Hungarian: fehérszárnyú cankó
Italian: Piro piro di Tahiti
Japanese (romaji): tahichishigi
Japanese: タヒチシギ
Scientific: Prosobonia cancellata leucoptera, Prosobonia leucoptera, Tringa leucoptera
Lithuanian: Taitinis tilvikas
Dutch: Tahitistrandloper, Tahiti-strandloper
Norwegian: Tahitisnipe
Polish: brodzczyk bialoskrzydly, brodźczyk białoskrzydły
Portuguese: Maçarico-do-tahiti
Portuguese (Portugal): maçarico-do-taiti
Russian: Таитянский атолльник, Таитянский песочник
Slovak: kalužiak bielokrídly, pobrežník bielokrídly
Serbian: Sprutka sa Tahitija
Swedish: Tahitisnäppa
Turkish: Tahiti kumkuşu
Ukrainian: Куліга білокрила
Chinese: 大溪地矶鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 大溪地鷸, 大溪地鷸1777滅絕

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