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The hooded plover was formally described in 1818 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot under the current binomial name Charadrius cucullatus. [3] The binomial name Charadrius cucullatus was at one time treated as a junior synonym of Charadrius rubricollis Gmelin, 1789, [4] [5] but in 1998 the American ornithologist Storrs L. Olson designated a lectotype for C. rubricollis and made ...
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species dated 10/01/16 assessed the Pacific golden plover to be a species of Least Concern globally. [ 1 ] [ 12 ] However, the population trend is decreasing, the main threat being a global shift in habitat and alteration due to climate change and severe weather.
List of English words of Hebrew origin; List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin; List of English words of Hungarian origin; List of English words of Indian origin; List of English words of Indonesian origin, including from Javanese, Malay (Sumatran) Sundanese, Papuan (West Papua), Balinese, Dayak and other local languages in Indonesia
Plovers (/ ˈ p l ʌ v ər / PLUV-ər, [1] also US: / ˈ p l oʊ v ər / PLOH-vər) [2] are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of subfamily Charadriinae. The term "plover" applies to all the members of the subfamily, [ 1 ] though only about half of them include it in their name.
Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First Nations peoples or due to a vague similarity to the original object of the word.
This is a list of English words derived from Australian Aboriginal languages. Some are restricted to Australian English as a whole or to certain regions of the country. Others, such as kangaroo and boomerang, have become widely used in other varieties of English, and some have been borrowed into other languages beyond English.
The red-capped plover is a seasonal breeder on the coasts of Australia, but breeds in response to unpredictable rains inland. [3] The plover nests on the ground close to wetlands; the nest is a small depression in the ground, with minimal or no lining. The clutch of two pale yellowish-brown eggs are speckled with black spots.
Maya language (Australia) Maia, Maja WA Mayaguduna language: 2 Mbabaram language: Barbaram 2 [6] Qld Mbara language (Australia) Mbariman-Gudhinma language: 3 [6] Mbiywom language: Qld Meriam Mir language [1] 160 to 210 Definitely endangered Miriwoong language, Miriwung language [1] 10 to 20 (1990 Schmidt) Critically endangered Miwa language ...