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Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, LJP 1819)

The pectoral sandpiper is a small, migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick lining, is deep enough to protect its four eggs from the cool breezes of its breeding grounds. The pectoral sandpiper is 21 cm (8.3 in) long, with a wingspan of 46 cm (18 in). Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Scolopacidae
Genus:
   Calidris
Scientific:
  Calidris melanotos


Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1819)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 34 p.462

Protonym:
  Tringa melanotos

Type locality:
  Paraguay, ex Azara, no. 401.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64021#page/486/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  ACC99F35F0E8F7EB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-ACC99F35

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/ACC99F35


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176653

Geographic range:

  • Calidris melanotos: breeds Arctic North America and Siberia; winters to southern South America, Australia
English:
Pectoral Sandpiper
Catalan:
Territ pectoral
Czech:
jespák skvrnitý
Danish:
Stribet Ryle
German:
Graubrust-Strandläufer
Spanish:
Correlimos Pectoral
Spanish (Spain):
Correlimos Pectoral
Finnish:
palsasirri
French:
Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée
Croatian:
žalar šljukar
Hungarian:
vándorpartfutó
Icelandic:
Rákatíta
Italian:
Piovanello pettorale
Japanese (romaji):
amerikauzurashigi
Japanese:
アメリカウズラシギ
Lithuanian:
Raibakrūtis bėgikas
Dutch:
Gestreepte Strandloper
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Alaskasnipe
Norwegian:
Alaskasnipe
Polish:
biegus arktyczny
Portuguese:
maçarico-de-colete / pilrito-de-colete
Portuguese (Brazil):
maçarico-de-colete
Portuguese (Portugal):
Pilrito-de-colete
Russian:
Дутыш
Slovak:
pobrežník škvrnitý
Serbian:
Crnogruda sprutka
Swedish:
tuvsnäppa
Ukrainian:
Побережник арктичний
Chinese:
斑胸滨鹬
Chinese (Traditional):
美洲尖尾濱鷸


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Tringa maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Actodromas maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Actodromas maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Pisobia maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Pisobia maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Pisobia maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Pisobia maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Pisobia maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Pisobia maculata)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Pisobia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Erolia melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée ( Calidris melanotos)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 1st edition:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements, version 2021:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements, version 2022:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements, version 2023:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements, version 2024:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 3rd edition:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 4th edition:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 6th edition:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements, version 2015:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements, version 2018:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Clements, version 2019:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
eBird version 1.50:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
eBird version 1.52:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
eBird version 1.53:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Oriental Bird Club:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Erolia melanotos
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Erolia melanotos
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Erolia melanotos
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Calidris melanotos
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Calidris melanotos

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Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Geelpootstrandloper
Arabic: دريجة سوداء الظهر
Arawak: Duria
Asturian: Mazaricu Americanu, Mazaricu Llargu, Mazaricu pectoral
Azerbaijani: du-du cüllüt, Du-du qumluq cüllütü, du-du qumluqca
Belarusian: Арктычны пясочнік
Bulgarian: Сивогръд брегобегач, Цветногръд брегобегач
Breton: Sourouc'han petralek
Catalan: Corriol pectoral, Territ acuminat, Territ pectoral
Catalan (Balears): Corriol pectoral
Valencian: Territ acuminat
Montenegrin: pjegava sprutka, пјегава спрутка
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): пјегава спрутка
Czech: Jespák skvrnitý
Welsh: Pibydd cain
Danish: Stribet ryle
German: Graubruststrandlaufer, Graubruststrandläufer, Graubrust-Strandläufer
Greek: Θωρακωτή Σκαλίδρα, Πατσαλονεραλλίδι
Greek (Cypriot): Πατσαλονεραλλίδι
Emerillon: Batui
English: American Pectoral Sandpiper, Grass Snipe, Pectoral Sandpiper
English, HBW: Pectoral Sandpiper
English (IOC): Pectoral Sandpiper
English (Kenya): Pectoral Sandpiper
English (United States): Pectoral Sandpiper
Esperanto: nigrastria kalidro, Stribrusta kalidro, striokalidro
Spanish: Alzacolita pectoral, Chorlo Pecho Gris, Correlimos de Patas Rojas, Correlimos pechirrayado, Correlimos Pectoral, Playerito, Playerito Pecho Gris, Playerito pectoral, Playero Manchado, Playero Pectoral
Spanish (Argentine): Playerito pectoral
Spanish (Chile): Playero pectoral
Spanish (Colombia): Playero Pectoral
Spanish (Costa Rica): Correlimos pechirrayado
Spanish (Cuba): Zarapico moteado
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Playerito, Playero Pectoral
Spanish (Ecuador): Playero Pectoral
Spanish (Spain): Correlimos Pectoral
Spanish (HBW): Correlimos pectoral
Spanish (Honduras): Alzacolita pectoral
Spanish (Mexico): Playero Pectoral
Spanish (Nicaragua): Correlimos Pechirrayado
Spanish (Panama): Playero Pechirrayado
Spanish (Peru): Playero Pectoral
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Playero Pectoral
Spanish (Paraguay): Playerito pectoral
Spanish (Uruguay): Chorlo Pecho Gris, Playerito Pecho Gris
Spanish (Venezuela): Tin-güín, Tin-Gϋin
Estonian: kiripugu-risla, kiripugu-rüdi, kiripugu-rüdi (kiripugu-risla), Kiripugu-rüdi e. kiripugu-risla
Basque: Territ pectoral, Txirri pektoral, Txirri pektorala
Finnish: Alaskansirri, Palsasirri
Faroese: Sjógrælingur
French: Bécasseau à poitrine, Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée, Bécasseau tacheté, Bécasseau tachète, Bécassine à poitrine noire
Guianese Creole French: Zalwèt-lanmè
French (Haiti): Bécassine à poitrine noire
Frisian: Streekte gril
Irish: Gobadán stríoc-uchtach, Gobadán Uchtach
Guadeloupean Creole French: Dos rouge
Gaelic: Luatharan broillich
Galician: Pilro de colete, Pilro peitoral, Territ pectoral
Guarani: Carachila, Chululu'i
Manx: Leayrane cleeauagh, Looyran brollagh
Haitian Creole French: Bekasin fal nwa
Hebrew: חופית כהת חזה, חופית כהת־חזה, חופית כהת-חזה
Croatian: žalar šljukar
Hungarian: Vándor partfutó, Vándorpartfutó
Icelandic: Rákatíta
Italian: Piovanello pettorale, Piro piro pettorale, Piro-piro pettorale
Inuktitut: Shigeriakjuk, Tweetwee-nyuak
Japanese (romaji): Ameri ka-uzura-shigi, amerika uzura-shigi, amerikauzurashigi, Amerika-uzura-shigi, Amerikauzura-shigi
Japanese: アメリカウズラシギ
Japanese (Kanji): アメリカ鶉鴫, アメリカ鶉鷸
Mongolian, Halh: ухаа элсэг, ухаацээжит элсэг
Greenlandic: Shigeriakjuk, Tweetwee-nyuak
Korean: 아메리카메추라기도요
Korean (Transliteration): amerika-me-churagi-doyo
Kirghiz: өкүргүч чулдук
Scientific: Actodromas maculata, Calidris maculata, Calidris melanotos, Calidris melanotus, Ereunetes melanotos, Erolia melanotos, Pisobia maculata, Pisobia melanotos, Tringa maculata, Tringa maculata, Tringa melanotos
Luxembourgish: Grobroschtsandleefer
Lithuanian: Raibakrutis begikas, Raibakrūtis bėgikas
Latvian: Tundras šņibītis
Macedonian: Црноград свиркач
Malayalam: വരിമാറൻ മണലൂതി
Mongolian: Орог элсэг, ухаа элсэг, ухаацээжит элсэг
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠣᠷᠣᠭ ᠡᠯᠰᠡᠭ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠡᠪᠴᠢᠭᠦᠲᠦ ᠣᠰᠣᠨ ᠴᠣᠣᠴᠠᠯᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Алаг өвчүүд усан цууцаль
Mongolian (Transliteration): alag övchüüd usaŋ tsuutsal', orog elseg
Maltese: beggazzina tan-nord, Pispisella Amerikana
Dutch: Americana Gestreepte Strandloper, Gestreepte Strandloper
Norwegian Nynorsk: Alaskasnipe
Norwegian: Alaskasnipe
Polish: biegus arktyczny
Pinyin: bān-xiōng bīn-yù, měizhōu jiān-wěi bīnyù, měizhōu jiān-wěi yù
Portuguese: batuíra-de-peito-listrado, Macarico de colete, Macarico-de-colete, maçarico-de-colete, Maçarico-de-colete / Pilrito-de-colete, pilrito peitoral, Pilrito-de-colete, Pilrito-peitoral
Portuguese (Brazil): batuíra-de-peito-listrado, macarico-de-colete, Maçarico-de-colete
Portuguese (Portugal): Pilrito-de-colete
Romansh: rivarel puppen grisch, Rivarel puppengrisch
Rhaeto-Romance: Rivarel puppengrisch
Romanian: Fugaci pătat
Russian: Dutysh, Дутыш, Кулик-дутыш - Дутыш
Yakut: дудукаан, дуллукаан иһиирэм
Northern Sami: Aláskkáviroš
Slovak: Pobrežník škvrnitý
Slovenian: prekmorski prodnik, prekomorski prodnik
Serbian: Crnogruda sprutka
Saramaccan: Maatwítwi
Sranan: Snepi, Snip
Swedish: Tuvsnäppa
Thai: นกชายเลนอกลาย
Turkish: Çizgili Kumkuşu
Ukrainian: Побережник арктичний
Chinese: [ban-xiong bin-yu], [Meizhou jian-wei yu], 斑胸滨鹬, 斑胸濱鷸, 美洲尖尾濱鷸, 美洲尖尾鷸, 美洲尖尾鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 斑胸濱鷸, 美洲尖尾濱鷸, 美洲尖尾濱鷸〔斑胸濱鷸〕, 美洲尖尾鷸
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 美洲尖尾濱鷸, 美洲尖尾鷸
Chinese (Taiwan): [Meizhou jian-wei yu], 美洲尖尾滨鹬, 美洲尖尾鷸

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