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Crab Plover

Dromas ardeola Paykull, G 1805

The crab-plover or crab plover is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Dromadidae. Its relationship within the Charadriiformes is unclear, some have considered it to be closely related to the thick-knees, or the pratincoles, while others have considered it closer to the auks and gulls. It is the only member of the genus Dromas and is unique among waders in making use of ground warmth to aid incubation of the eggs. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Charadriiformes
Family:
  Dromadidae
Genus:
   Dromas
Scientific:
  Dromas ardeola

Original description

Citation:
  Paykull, G 1805

Reference:
   K.Vet.-Akad.Handl. 26 p.182,188 pl.8

Protonym:
  Dromas Ardeola

Type locality:
  India.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46991743

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C3E33FEBDE75219B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C3E33FEB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C3E33FEB

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176743

Geographic range:

  • Dromas ardeola: coastal northern Indian Ocean; ranges to Madagascar and Andaman Islands
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Crab Plover
Catalan:
Dromes
Czech:
pobřežník černobílý
Danish:
Krabbeæder
German:
Reiherläufer
Spanish:
Dromas
Spanish (Spain):
Dromas
Finnish:
luolakahlaaja
French:
Drome ardéole
Croatian:
dromas
Hungarian:
gémlile
Icelandic:
Krabbametja
Italian:
Droma
Japanese (romaji):
kanichidori
Japanese:
カニチドリ
Lithuanian:
Krabinis sėjikas
Dutch:
Krabplevier
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Krabbeetar
Norwegian:
Krabbeeter
Polish:
krabożer
Portuguese:
batuíra-caranguejeira
Portuguese (Portugal):
Caranguejeiro
Russian:
Рачья ржанка
Slovak:
čapľovec strakatý
Serbian:
Krabar
Swedish:
hägerpipare
Ukrainian:
Крабоїд
Chinese:
蟹鸻
Chinese (Traditional):
蟹鴴

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Drome ardéole ( Dromas ardeola)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Krapvreter
Arabic: الحنكور, حنكور, زقزاق السرطان
Belarusian: Ракавая сеўка
Bulgarian: Морски кокилобегач
Bengali: কাুঁকড়া চজচযয়া , কাঁকড়া জিরিয়া, কাুঁকড়াচজচযয়া
Bengali (transliteration): kām̐kaṛā jiriẏā, kām̐kaṛājiriẏā
Catalan: Dromes
Czech: Pobrežník cernobílý, pobřežník černobílý
Welsh: Rhedwr crancod
Danish: Krabbeæder
German: Meerener, Reiherlaeufer, Reiherläufer
Maldivian: Theyravaa/Moalha Lunbo
Greek: Καβoυρoφάγoς, Καβουροφάγος Χαραδριός
English: Crab Plover, Crab-plover
English, HBW: Crab-plover
English (IOC): Crab-plover
English (Kenya): Crab-plover
English (UAE): Crab-plover
English (United States): Crab-Plover
English (South Africa): Crab Plover
Esperanto: Krabpluvio
Spanish: Chorlito Cangrejero, Dromas
Spanish (Spain): Dromas
Spanish (HBW): Dromas
Estonian: krabijooksur
Persian: سلیم خرچنگ ‌خوار, سلیم خرچنگ‌خوار
Finnish: Luolakahjaala, Luolakahlaaja, Rapukurmitsa
French: Drome ardéole, Drôme ardéole, Pluvier crabier
Frisian: Krabbewilster
Irish: Pilibín portánach
Galician: Caranguexeiro
Hebrew: דרומס, דרומס עקוד
Croatian: dromas
Hungarian: gémlile
Icelandic: Krabbametja
Italian: Droma
Japanese (romaji): kanichidori, kani-chidori
Japanese: カニチドリ
Japanese (Kanji): 蟹千鳥
Kirghiz: үлүлчүл маарак
Scientific: Corrira italica, Dromas ardeola
Lithuanian: Krabinis sejikas, Krabinis sėjikas, Vėžiautojas
Latvian: krabju tārtiņš
Malagasy: Firatsa, Tsakaranta, Tsarakaranta
Macedonian: Крабојад
Malayalam: ഞണ്ടുണ്ണി
Dutch: Krabplevier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Krabbeetar
Norwegian: Krabbeeter
Polish: krabojad, krabozer, krabożer
Pinyin: xiè-héng
Portuguese: Batuíra-caranguejeira, Caranguejeiro
Portuguese (Portugal): Caranguejeiro
Rhaeto-Romance: Droma
Romanian: Stârc alergător
Russian: Рачья ржанка
Northern Sami: Reabbáborri
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Kakulu-oleviya
Slovak: caplovec strakatý, čapľovec strakatý, čapľovec straktý
Slovenian: čapljar
Serbian: Krabar
Swedish: Hägerpipare
Swahili: Ndoero
Tamil: Nandu Thinni
Thai: นกหัวโตกินปู
Thai (Transliteration): nók hŭa-too-kin-puu
Turkish: Yengeç Yağmurcunu, Yengeç Yaşmurcunu
Tatar: кысла шөлди
Ukrainian: Крабоїд
Uzbek: қисқич чўлдоқ
Chinese: 蟹鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 蟹鴴

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