Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Charadrius [alexandrinus or nivosus] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4  5 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Arabic: الزقزاق الاسكندراني
Bulgarian: Морски дъждосвирец
Catalan: Corriol blanc, Corriol nevat
Czech: Kulík západní
Welsh: Cwtiad eira
Danish: Hvidbrystet præstekrave, Snepræstekrave
German: Amerika-Seeregenpfeifer, Schneeregenpfeifer
Greek: Θαλασσοσφυριχτής, Χιovoσφυριχτής
English: Chilean Plover, Cuban Snowy Plover, Kentish Plover, Snowy Plover
English, HBW: Snowy Plover
English (IOC): Snowy Plover
English (United States): Snowy Plover
Esperanto: Neĝa pluvio
Spanish: Chorlitejo Blanco, Chorlitejo nivoso, Chorlo nevado, Chorlo Nivéo, Frailecillo Blanco, Playero, Playero Corredor
Spanish (Argentine): Chorlo Nevado
Spanish (Chile): Chorlo nevado
Spanish (Colombia): Chorlito patinegro
Spanish (Costa Rica): Chorlitejo Patinegro
Spanish (Cuba): Frailecillo Blanco
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Chorlito Niveo, Playero, Playero Corredor
Spanish (Ecuador): Chorlo Níveo
Spanish (Spain): Chorlitejo Nivoso
Spanish (HBW): Snowy Plover
Spanish (Mexico): chorlo nevado, Chorlo Nivéo
Spanish (Panama): Chorlo Níveo
Spanish (Peru): Chorlo Nevado
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Chorlito Blanco
Spanish (Venezuela): Frailecito
Estonian: ameerika mustjalg-tüll
Finnish: Pulmustylli, vaaleatylli
French: Gravelot neigeux, Pluvier à collier interrompu, Pluvier neigeux
French (Guyane): Gravelot neigeux
French (Guadeloupe): Gravelot neigeux
Frisian: Sniedûkelmantsje
Irish: Feadóigín shneachta
Galician: Píllara nivosa
Haitian Creole French: Ti Plivye blanch
Hebrew: חופמי אלכסנדרי
Croatian: Morski Kulik, Sivoleđi kulik
Icelandic: Snælóa
Italian: Fratino bianco, Piviere nevoso
Japanese (romaji): Shiro-chidori, yukichidori
Japanese: ユキチドリ
Korean: 흰물떼새
Scientific: Aegialitis nivosa, Aegialitis occidentalis, Anarhynchus nivosus, Charadrius alexandrinus, Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus, Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus, Charadrius nivosus, Charadrius nivosus nivosus, Charadrius nivosus occidentalis, Charadrius occidentalis
Latvian: Sniega tārtiņš
Dutch: Amerikaanse Strandplevier, Sneeuwplevier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Snølo
Norwegian: Snølo
Polish: sieweczka jasna
Portuguese: borrelho de coleira interrompida, Borrelho-branco
Portuguese (Portugal): Borrelho-de-coleira-interrompida-americano, borrelho-nevoso
Rhaeto-Romance: Gravarel da naiv
Romanian: Prundăraş de zăpadă
Russian: Бледный зуёк, Морской зуек, Снежный зуёк, Чилийский зуёк
Northern Sami: Muohtabuvvedat
Slovak: kulík krátkonohý, kulík snežný
Slovenian: beloceli deževnik, Snežni deževnik
Serbian: morski zujavac, Snežni žalar
Swedish: Snöstrandpipare, Svartbent strandpipare
Turkish: Karlı cılıbıt
Ukrainian: Пісочник (морський) західний, пісочник американський
Chinese: 环颈鸻, 環頸(行鳥), 雪鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 白臉環頸鴴