American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (31)
- Monotypic
Joshua T. Ackerman, C. Alex Hartman, Mark P. Herzog, John Y. Takekawa, Julie A. Robinson, Lewis W. Oring, Joseph P. Skorupa, and Ruth Boettcher
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 3, 2013
Text last updated January 3, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | bec d'alena nord-americà |
| Croatian | američka sabljarka |
| Czech | tenkozobec americký |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Kluut |
| English | American Avocet |
| English (United States) | American Avocet |
| French | Avocette d'Amérique |
| French (France) | Avocette d'Amérique |
| German | Braunhals-Säbelschnäbler |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Αβοκέτα |
| Hungarian | Amerikai gulipán |
| Icelandic | Ljánefja |
| Japanese | アメリカソリハシセイタカシギ |
| Norwegian | amerikaavosett |
| Polish | szablodziób amerykański |
| Russian | Американская шилоклювка |
| Serbian | Američka sabljarka |
| Slovak | šabliarka žltokrká |
| Slovenian | Ameriška sabljarka |
| Spanish | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Avoceta |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Panama) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Avoceta Americana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avoceta americana |
| Swedish | amerikansk skärfläcka |
| Turkish | Kızıl Kılıçgaga |
| Ukrainian | Чоботар американський |
Recurvirostra americana Gmelin, 1789
PROTONYM:
Recurvirostra americana
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.693.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America and New Holland = North America.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RECURVIROSTRA
- recurvirostra / recurvirostris
- americ / americana / americanum / americanus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the American Avocet
