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Snowy Plover
Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, 1858)
The Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) is a small wader in the plover bird family. It breeds in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, the southern and western USA and the Caribbean. Although it was long considered to be a subspecies of the Kentish Plover, recent genetic research strongly suggests it should be regarded as a distinct species, and both the American Ornithologists' Union and the International Ornithological Congress recognise it as such. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Charadriidae
Genus:
Charadrius
Scientific:
Charadrius nivosus
Citation:
(Cassin, 1858)
Reference:
Rep.Expl.Surv.RR.Pac. 9 p.xlvi,696
Protonym:
Aegialitis nivosa
Avibase ID:
F012ED4BC8CD3876
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F012ED4B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824030
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Charadrius nivosus nivosus: US to Mexico and West Indies; winters to Panama
- Charadrius nivosus occidentalis: Coastal Peru to s-central Chile
Source: Clements checklist
Snowy Plover
Czech:
kulík západní
German:
Amerika-Seeregenpfeifer
Danish:
Snepræstekrave
Spanish:
Chorlitejo nivoso
Finnish:
vaaleatylli
French:
Pluvier neigeux
Italian:
Piviere nevoso
Japanese:
yukichidori
Japanese:
ユキチドリ
Dutch:
Amerikaanse Strandplevier
Norwegian:
Snølo
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Snølo
Polish:
sieweczka jasna
Russian:
Чилийский зуёк
Slovak:
kulík snežný
Swedish:
snöstrandpipare
Chinese:
雪鸻
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Aegialitis nivosa) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pluvier neigeux ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Chilean Plover ( Charadrius occidentalis) [version 4] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius occidentalis) [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 3] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Charadrius nivosus [version 1] |
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
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Other synonyms
Arabic: الزقزاق الاسكندراني
Bulgarian: Морски дъждосвирец
Catalan: Corriol nevat
Czech: Kulík západní
Danish: Hvidbrystet præstekrave, Snepræstekrave
German: Amerika-Seeregenpfeifer, Schneeregenpfeifer
Greek: Θαλασσοσφυριχτής
English: Chilean Plover, Cuban Snowy Plover, Kentish Plover, Snowy Plover
English (IOC): Snowy Plover
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 (Guadeloupe): Gravelot neigeux
Haitian Creole French: Ti Plivye blanch
Hebrew: חופמי אלכסנדרי
Croatian: Morski Kulik
Italian: Piviere nevoso
Japanese: Shiro-chidori, yukichidori
Japanese: ユキチドリ
Korean: 흰물떼새
Scientific: Aegialitis nivosa, Charadrius alexandrinus, Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus, Charadrius nivosus, Charadrius occidentalis
Dutch: Amerikaanse Strandplevier
Norwegian Nynorsk: Snølo
Norwegian: Snølo
Polish: sieweczka jasna
Portuguese: borrelho de coleira interrompida
Portuguese (Portugal): Borrelho-de-coleira-interrompida-americano
Russian: Морской зуек, Снежный зуёк, Чилийский зуёк
Slovak: kulík krátkonohý, kulík snežný
Slovenian: beloceli deževnik
Serbian: morski zujavac, Snežni žalar
Swedish: Snöstrandpipare, Svartbent strandpipare
Chinese: 环颈鸻, 環頸(行鳥), 雪鸻
Chinese (Traditional): 白臉環頸鴴
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