WoRMS taxon details

Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758)

159040  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159040)

accepted
Species
Scolopax phaeopus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, terrestrial
(of Scolopax phaeopus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 146 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Description Length: 40-43 cm. Plumage: above, neck chest and flanks buff streaked dark brown; belly and lower back white; bold head...  
Description Length: 40-43 cm. Plumage: above, neck chest and flanks buff streaked dark brown; belly and lower back white; bold head pattern with buff crown bordered by dark stripe, white or buffish superciliary stripe and dark stripe through eye; tail barred. Immature like adult. Bare parts: iris hazel to dark brown; bill horn brown, paler brown or pinkish toward base, strongly decurved; feet and legs dull blue- or greenish-grey. Habitat: sandy or rocky shores, coast creeks and mudflats, coral reefs and off-shore islands. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]

Distribution North America  
Distribution North America [details]
WoRMS (2024). Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159040 on 2024-03-28
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2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
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2010-09-09 08:18:14Z
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2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
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original description  (of Scolopax phaeopus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 146 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

context source (HKRMS) HKBWS. (2013). Hong Kong Bird Report 2011. <em>The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society.</em>  [details]   

context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]   

context source (BeRMS 2020) Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). European Seabirds at Sea - data collected by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). INBO Seabird distribution data (all trips). [details]   

context source (Bermuda) Amos, E. J. R. (1991). A Guide to The Birds of Bermuda. 206 pp [details]   

basis of record Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p. [details]   

additional source Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p. [details]   

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]   

additional source Squires, H. J. (1990). Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 221: 532 p., available online at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/116743.pdf [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>  [details]   

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]   

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]   

additional source Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342. [details]   

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Length: 40-43 cm. Plumage: above, neck chest and flanks buff streaked dark brown; belly and lower back white; bold head pattern with buff crown bordered by dark stripe, white or buffish superciliary stripe and dark stripe through eye; tail barred. Immature like adult. Bare parts: iris hazel to dark brown; bill horn brown, paler brown or pinkish toward base, strongly decurved; feet and legs dull blue- or greenish-grey. Habitat: sandy or rocky shores, coast creeks and mudflats, coral reefs and off-shore islands. Palearctic migrant. <389><391><393> [details]

Dimensions Length: 17 1/2" (45 cm) [details]

Distribution North America [details]

Reproduction Breeds locally to the west of Hudson Bay, in northern MacKenzie and in Alaska. Winters from the southern coast of the United States south to Brazil and Chile. [details]
LanguageName 
Albanian kojliku mesatar  [details]
Bulgarian Малък свирец  [details]
Danish småspove  [details]
Dutch regenwulp  [details]
English whimbrelEuropean whimbrel  [details]
French courlis corllieu  [details]
German Regenbrachvogel  [details]
Hebrew חרמשון קטן  [details]
Italian chiurlo piccolo  [details]
Japanese チュウシャクシギ  [details]
Lithuanian vidutinė kuolinga  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Σιγλίγουρος  [details]
Norwegian småspove  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål småspove  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk småspove  [details]
Polish kulik mniejszy  [details]
Romanian culicul mic  [details]
Russian средний кроншнеп  [details]
Scottish Gaelic crotach eanaigh  [details]
Slovenian mali škurh  [details]
Spanish zarapito trinador  [details]
Swedish småspov  [details]
Turkish sürmeli kervan çulluğusurmeli kervan cullugu  [details]
Ukrainian Кульон середній (Кроншнеп середный)Кульон середній  [details]
Welsh coegylfinir  [details]