Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Shapka |
| Arabic | ديك الغاب |
| Armenian | Անտառակտցար |
| Asturian | Arcea euroasiñtica |
| Azerbaijani | Meşə cülütü |
| Basque | Oilagorra |
| Bulgarian | Горски бекас |
| Catalan | becada eurasiàtica |
| Chinese | 山鷸 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 丘鷸 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 丘鹬 |
| Croatian | šumska šljuka |
| Czech | sluka lesní |
| Danish | Skovsneppe |
| Dutch | Houtsnip |
| English | Eurasian Woodcock |
| English (United States) | Eurasian Woodcock |
| Faroese | Skógsnípa |
| Finnish | lehtokurppa |
| French | Bécasse des bois |
| French (France) | Bécasse des bois |
| Galician | Arcea europea |
| German | Waldschnepfe |
| Greek | Μπεκάτσα |
| Hebrew | חרטומן יערות |
| Hungarian | Erdei szalonka |
| Icelandic | Skógarsnípa |
| Italian | Beccaccia |
| Japanese | ヤマシギ |
| Korean | 멧도요 |
| Latvian | Sloka |
| Lithuanian | Slanka |
| Malayalam | പ്രാക്കാട |
| Mongolian | Буурал хомноот |
| Norwegian | rugde |
| Persian | ابیا |
| Polish | słonka |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Galinhola |
| Romanian | Sitar de pădure |
| Russian | Вальдшнеп |
| Serbian | Šumska šljuka |
| Slovak | sluka hôrna |
| Slovenian | Sloka |
| Spanish | Chocha Perdiz |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chocha perdiz |
| Swedish | morkulla |
| Thai | นกปากซ่อมดง |
| Turkish | Çulluk |
| Ukrainian | Слуква лісова |
Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Scolopax Rusticola
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.146.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe, restricted type locality, Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SCOLOPAX
- scolopax
- rusticola
- Rusticola
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Scientific name definitions
Jan Van Gils, Popko Wiersma, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 3, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 3, 2015
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Adult
© Yanina Maggiotto
Adult
© Javier Cañadas
Adult
© Cheng Qian
Juvenile
© Hans Norelius
Adult
© Simon Davies
Adult
© Ferit Başbuğ
© Tony Palliser
© Arnau Bonan
© Stanislav Harvančík
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