WoRMS taxon details
Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus, 1758
212721 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212721)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
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
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Description Length: 43-46 cm. Plumage: white with black crown, wing coverts, scapulars and wing-tips; black may become brownish with...
Description Length: 43-46 cm. Plumage: white with black crown, wing coverts, scapulars and wing-tips; black may become brownish with wear. Immature brown replaces black of adults, buff tinge to white feathers. Bare parts: iris male red, female brown; bill black; feet and legs blue-grey to grey. Habitat: shallow waters of lagoons, estuaries, seashores and inland water bodies. Resident; breeds in Africa. <389><391><393> [details]
WoRMS (2023). Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212721 on 2023-12-04
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original description
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): 151 [details] Available for editors [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]
basis of record 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 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 [request]
page(s): 151 [details] Available for editors
[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]
basis of record 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 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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Length: 43-46 cm. Plumage: white with black crown, wing coverts, scapulars and wing-tips; black may become brownish with wear. Immature brown replaces black of adults, buff tinge to white feathers. Bare parts: iris male red, female brown; bill black; feet and legs blue-grey to grey. Habitat: shallow waters of lagoons, estuaries, seashores and inland water bodies. Resident; breeds in Africa. <389><391><393> [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | sqepshpata këmbëkaltërsqepbizakorana | [details] |
| Bulgarian | Саблеклюн | [details] |
| Danish | klyde | [details] |
| Dutch | kluut | [details] |
| English | pied avocet Eurasian avocetavocet | [details] |
| French | avocette élégante | [details] |
| German | Säbelschnäbler | [details] |
| Hebrew | סיפן | [details] |
| Italian | avocetta | [details] |
| Japanese | ソリハシセイタカシギ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | avocetė | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Ευρωπαϊκή Αβοκέτα | [details] |
| Norwegian | Avosett | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | avosett | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | avosett | [details] |
| Polish | szablodziób | [details] |
| Romanian | ciocântorsul | [details] |
| Russian | шилоклювка | [details] |
| Scottish Gaelic | abhóiséad | [details] |
| Slovenian | sabljarka | [details] |
| Spanish | avoceta común | [details] |
| Swedish | skärfläcka | [details] |
| Turkish | kılıçgagakilicgagakılıç gaga | [details] |
| Ukrainian | ШилодзьобкаЧоботар | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (148 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (35888 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (148 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (35888 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
