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St. Helena Plover
Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae (Harting, JE 1873)
The Saint Helena plover, locally known as the wirebird due to its thin legs, is a small wader endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. The bird is similar in appearance to the Kittlitz's plover of sub-Saharan Africa, but is rather larger. It is the national bird of St Helena and has been depicted on the country's coins. Populations in general have been declining. Threats include predation by cats, the introduction of the common myna, deforestation, off-road vehicle use, the Saint Helena Airport and a projected windfarm. In 2016, the population had recovered to about 560 mature individuals, from a previous minimum of less than 200 in 2006; consequently, the species was downlisted to Vulnerable from its previous assessment of Critically Endangered. Source: Wikipedia
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Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Genus:
Anarhynchus
Scientific:
Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae
Classification
Order:Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Genus:
Anarhynchus
Scientific:
Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae
Original description
Citation:
(Harting, JE 1873)
Reference:
Ibis
ser.3, vol.3, no.11 p.260,262,266 pl.9
Protonym:
AEgialitis sanctae-helenae
Type locality:
St. Helena Island.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55640#page/282/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
9EB06C933659A874
Avibase ID:
avibase-9EB06C93
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9EB06C93
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559180
VULNERABLE
English:
St. Helena Plover
Afrikaans:
Draadloper
Azerbaijani:
Müqəddəs Yelena bozcası
Bulgarian:
Светаеленски дъждосвирец
Catalan:
Corriol de l'illa Santa Helena
Czech:
kulík dlouhonohý
Danish:
Skt. Helena-præstekrave
German:
Helenaregenpfeifer
Esperanto:
sanktahelena pluvio
Spanish:
Chorlitejo de Santa Elena
Spanish (Spain):
Chorlitejo de Santa Elena
Estonian:
saint helena tüll
Finnish:
sainthelenantylli
French:
Pluvier de Sainte-Hélène
Croatian:
svetohelenski kulik
Hungarian:
Szent Ilona-szigeti lile
Italian:
Corriere di Sant'Elena
Japanese (romaji):
sentoherenachidori
Japanese:
セントヘレナチドリ
Lithuanian:
Šventosios Elenos salos kirlikas
Dutch:
Sint-Helenaplevier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sankthelenalo (St. Helenalo)
Norwegian:
sankthelenalo
Polish:
sieweczka atlantycka
Portuguese:
Batuíra-de-santa-helena
Portuguese (Portugal):
borrelho-de-santa-helena
Russian:
Святоеленский зуёк
Slovak:
kulík ostrovný
Serbian:
Žalar sa ostrva Sveta Jelena
Swedish:
sankthelenapipare
Turkish:
Saint Helena cılıbıtı
Ukrainian:
Пісочник атлантичний
Chinese:
圣岛沙鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
聖海倫納沙鴴
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Avilist 2025: St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Saint Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Saint Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Saint Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Saint Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pluvier de Sainte-Hélène ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pluvier de Sainte-Hélène ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 1st edition: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctae-helenae) |
| Clements, version 2021: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements, version 2022: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements, version 2023: St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements, version 2024: St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements, version 2025: St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 3rd edition: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 4th edition: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 6th edition: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements, version 2015: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements, version 2016: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements, version 2017: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements, version 2018: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Clements, version 2019: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 1.50: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 1.52: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 1.53: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 1.54: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 1.55: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 2015: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 2016: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 2017: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 2018: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 2019: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 2021: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 2022: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 2023: St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 2024: St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| eBird version 2025: St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: St Helena Sand Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): St. Helena Sand Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): St Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: St. Helena Plover ( Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Charadrius sanctaehelenae |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Charadrius sanctae-helenae |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Charadrius sanctae-helenae |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: St. Helena Plover ( Charadrius sanctaehelenae) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Charadrius sanctaehelenae |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Charadrius sanctaehelenae |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Draadloper
Azerbaijani: Müqəddəs Yelena bozcası
Bulgarian: Светаеленски дъждосвирец
Catalan: Corriol de l'illa Santa Helena
Czech: Kulík dlouhonohý
Danish: Skt. Helena-præstekrave
German: Helenaregenpfeifer, Sanct-Helena-Regenpfeifer, St.-Helena-Regenpfeifer
English: Saint Helena Plover, St Helena Plover, St Helena Sand Plover, St Helena Wirebird, St. Helena Plover, St. Helena Sand Plover, St. Helena Sandplover, St.Helena sand plover, St.Helena Sand-Plover, Wirebird
[ENAV]: St. Helena Plover
English, HBW: St Helena Plover
English (IOC): St. Helena Plover
English (United States): St. Helena Plover
Esperanto: sanktahelena pluvio
Spanish: Chorlitejo de Santa Elena
Spanish (Spain): Chorlitejo de Santa Elena
Spanish (HBW): St. Helena Plover
Estonian: saint helena tüll, sainthelena tüll, st. helena tüll
Finnish: sainthelenantylli, Santhelenantylli
French: Gravelot de Sainte-Hélène, Pluvier de Sainte-Hélène
[FRFR]: Gravelot de Sainte-Hélène
French (Guyane): Gravelot de Sainte-Hélène
French (Guadeloupe): Gravelot de Sainte-Hélène
Croatian: svetohelenski kulik
Hungarian: Szent Ilona-szigeti lile
Italian: Corriere di Sant'Elena
Japanese (romaji): sentoherenachidori
Japanese: セントヘレナチドリ
Scientific: Aegialitis sanctaehelenae, Anarhynchus sanctaehelenae, Charadrius sanctaehelenae, Charadrius sanctae-helenae
Lithuanian: Šventosios Elenos salos kirlikas
Dutch: Sint Helena-plevier, Sint-helenaplevier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sankthelenalo (St. Helenalo)
Norwegian: sankthelenalo, Sankthelenalo (St. Helenalo)
Polish: sieweczka atlantycka
Portuguese: Batuíra-de-santa-helena
Portuguese (Portugal): borrelho-de-santa-helena
Russian: Сантаеленский зуёк, Святоеленский зуёк
Slovak: kulík ostrovný, kulík svätohelenský
Serbian: Žalar sa ostrva Sveta Jelena
Swedish: Sankt Helenapipare, sankthelenapipare
Turkish: Saint Helena cılıbıtı
Ukrainian: Пісочник атлантичний
Chinese: 圣岛沙鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 聖海倫納沙鴴
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