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Genus of birds
The Polynesian sandpipers form the genus Prosobonia. They are small wading birds confined to remote Pacific islands of French Polynesia. Only one species
Polynesian_sandpiper
Family of birds
other closely related species of Polynesian sandpiper). There are broadly four feeding styles employed by the sandpipers, although many species are flexible
Sandpiper
Small extinct Polynesian sandpiper shorebird
The Henderson sandpiper (Prosobonia sauli) is a small extinct Polynesian sandpiper shorebird from the Pitcairn Islands. It is based on subfossil remains
Henderson_sandpiper
Coral atoll in the Line Islands belonging to Kiribati
notwithstanding, it is well possible that a Polynesian sandpiper related to or identical with the Christmas sandpiper from Kiritimati once lived on Teraina
Teraina
phalaropes Genus Prosobonia – Polynesian sandpiper Genus Scolopax – woodcock Genus Tringa – shanks Genus Xenus – Terek sandpiper Family Stercorariidae – skuas
List_of_bird_genera
Species of bird
The Tuamotu sandpiper (Prosobonia parvirostris) is an endangered member of the large wader family Scolopacidae, that is endemic to the Tuamotu Islands
Tuamotu_sandpiper
Prosobonia – Polynesian sandpipers Tahiti sandpiper, Prosobonia leucoptera (Tahiti, Society Islands, South Pacific, 19th century) Moorea sandpiper, Prosobonia
List of extinct bird species since 1500
List_of_extinct_bird_species_since_1500
Species of bird
The Polynesian ground dove or Society Islands ground dove (Pampusana erythroptera) or Tutururu is a critically endangered species of bird in the family
Polynesian_ground_dove
D. Tennyson; Graham M. Wragg (2021). "A new extinct species of Polynesian sandpiper (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae: Prosobonia) from Henderson Island
2020 in archosaur paleontology
2020_in_archosaur_paleontology
interpres White-winged sandpiper, Prosobonia leucoptera (E) (Ex) Moorea sandpiper, Prosobonia ellisi (E) (Ex) Tuamotu sandpiper, Prosobonia parvirostris
List of birds of French Polynesia
List_of_birds_of_French_Polynesia
Extinct bird species
genera Prosobonia – Polynesian sandpipers Henderson sandpiper, Prosobonia sauli (Henderson Island, South Pacific) Mangaian sandpiper, Prosobonia sp. (Mangaia
List of Late Quaternary prehistoric bird species
List_of_Late_Quaternary_prehistoric_bird_species
Species of bird
call. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized
Grey-tailed_tattler
Coral atoll in the northern Line Islands, Kiribati
sensitive areas is restricted. Kiritimati was initially inhabited by Polynesian people. Radiometric dating from sites on the island place the period of
Kiritimati
Atoll in French Polynesia
atoll could become a translocation habitat for the Polynesian ground dove and the Tuamotu sandpiper. The next phase of the restoration program will be
Tetiʻaroa
Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata (A) (tuli) Red-necked stint, Calidris ruficollis (A) (tuli) Sanderling, Calidris alba (A) (tuli) Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris
List_of_birds_of_Samoa
are endemic subspecies of the collared kingfisher, Polynesian triller, Fiji shrikebill, and Polynesian starling. The shy ground dove has been extirpated
List of birds of Wallis and Futuna
List_of_birds_of_Wallis_and_Futuna
species surviving today but there are endemic subspecies of the Polynesian triller and Polynesian starling. There are 15 breeding species of which eleven are
List_of_birds_of_Niue
Species of bird
2011. Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010). "*kiwiwi: shore bird - sandpiper, Pacific Golden Plover". Austronesian Comparative Dictionary. Max Planck
Bristle-thighed_curlew
Largest of the Pitcairn Islands, British Overseas Territories
as the Henderson sandpiper, were formerly endemic to the island, but became extinct around 1000 AD after the arrival of Polynesians. Remains of an undescribed
Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)
Henderson_Island_(Pitcairn_Islands)
Pollen's vanga Polynesian ground dove Polynesian imperial pigeon Polynesian starling Polynesian storm petrel Polynesian triller Polynesian wattled honeyeater
List_of_birds_by_common_name
Environmental organization
Hiva monarch; the endangered Phoenix petrel, Tuamotu sandpiper, Marquesan ground dove, Polynesian imperial pigeon, Rimatara lorikeet, ultramarine lorikeet
Ornithological Society of Polynesia
Ornithological_Society_of_Polynesia
Arenaria interpres (A) Tuamotu sandpiper, Prosobonia parvirostris (E) Sanderling, Calidris alba (A) Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (A) Gray-tailed
List_of_birds_of_the_Tuamotus
Genus of birds
Zealand snipes or tutukiwi, are a genus, Coenocorypha, of tiny birds in the sandpiper family, which are now only found on New Zealand's outlying islands. There
Austral_snipe
Island in French Polynesia
visited it in 1774 and named it Santo Domingo. It is likely that Teraura, a Polynesian woman who accompanied the Bounty mutineers to Pitcairn Island, was from
Moʼorea
of the critically endangered Polynesian ground-dove. It also has one of the highest concentrations of the Tuamotu sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata), with
Morane_(French_Polynesia)
Order of birds
origin" from its call. Some linguists derive the word from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kiwi, which refers to Numenius tahitiensis, the bristle-thighed curlew
Kiwi_(bird)
Archipelago in French Polynesia
(French: Îles Tuamotu, officially Archipel des Tuamotu) are a French Polynesian chain of just under 80 islands and atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean
Tuamotus
Terrestrial ecoregion in the Society Islands of French Polynesia
visit, the Tahiti rail (Gallirallus pacificus) from Tahiti, the Tahitian sandpiper (Prosobonia leucoptera) from Moorea and Tahiti, and the Raiatea parakeet
Society Islands tropical moist forests
Society_Islands_tropical_moist_forests
Terrestrial ecoregion in French Polynesia and the Pitcairn Islands
atypha) survive in the remaining forests of Makatea. The endemic Tuamotu sandpiper (Prosobonia cancellata) survives on rat-free islands in the archipelago
Tuamotu tropical moist forests
Tuamotu_tropical_moist_forests
Broad-billed sandpiper, Limicola falcinellus (C) VU Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata LC Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus NT Curlew sandpiper, Calidris
List of birds of the United States
List_of_birds_of_the_United_States
large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and
List_of_birds_of_Fiji
Masked finfoot Black-winged trumpeter Shorebirds and gulls Spoon-billed sandpiper Southern red-breasted plover (subspecies, New Zealand dotterel) Black
List of critically endangered birds
List_of_critically_endangered_birds
knot Black-fronted tern Chatham oystercatcher Far Eastern curlew Tuamotu sandpiper Indian skimmer Australian painted-snipe Black-bellied tern Peruvian tern
List_of_endangered_birds
(A) Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea (A) Red-necked stint, Calidris
List_of_birds_of_Vanuatu
Sanderling, Calidris alba Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (A) Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos (A) Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius (A) Gray-tailed
List of birds of the Cook Islands
List_of_birds_of_the_Cook_Islands
Kiritimati sandpiper, Prosobonia cancellata (Ex) Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata Sanderling, Calidris alba Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos
List_of_birds_of_Kiribati
tenuirostris (A) Red knot, Calidris canutus (A) Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata (N) Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea (A) Red-necked stint, Calidris
List of birds of New Caledonia
List_of_birds_of_New_Caledonia
Calidris pugnax Broad-billed sandpiper, Calidris falcinellus (A) Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea Temminck's
List of birds of the Federated States of Micronesia
List_of_birds_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia
deforestation and hunting. The Māori also brought two species of land mammals, Polynesian rats (Rattus exulans) and kurī, a breed of domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
List of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene
List_of_New_Zealand_species_extinct_in_the_Holocene
Calidris canutus Broad-billed sandpiper, Calidris falcinellus (A) Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea Long-toed
List of birds of Solomon Islands
List_of_birds_of_Solomon_Islands
Extinct species of bird
little barrier snipe or tutukiwi, is an extinct species of bird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae, that was endemic to New Zealand. Examination of
North_Island_snipe
Atoll in the Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia
supporting bird species such as the Polynesian ground-dove and the Tuamotu sandpiper. A previous campaign in 2000 had failed in this goal. In 2015 a conservation
Vahanga
Sanderling, Calidris alba Wandering tattler, Tringa incana Henderson sandpiper, Prosobonia sauli (Ex) Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae Laridae
List of birds of the Pitcairn Islands
List_of_birds_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands
Calidris pugnax Broad-billed sandpiper, Calidris falcinellus Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea Long-toed
List_of_birds_of_Queensland
large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and
List_of_birds_of_Tonga
minuta (A) Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis (A) Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (A) Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri (A) Short-billed
List of birds of the United States Minor Outlying Islands
List_of_birds_of_the_United_States_Minor_Outlying_Islands
Phegornis mitchellii (diademed sandpiper-plover) Pluvianellus socialis (Magellanic plover) Calidris pusilla (semipalmated sandpiper) Tryngites subruficollis
Wildlife_of_Chile
alba Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (A) Latham's snipe, Gallinago hardwickii (A) Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
List of birds of Norfolk Island
List_of_birds_of_Norfolk_Island
Atoll in the Tuamotu Islands in French Polynesia
Species such as the Polynesian ground dove (of which there are less than 120 remaining in the wild), atoll fruit dove, Tuamotu sandpiper, bristle-thighed
Tenararo
Actitis hypoleucos Common sandpiper Thalasseus bergii Greater crested tern Crested tern Swift tern Calidris ferruginea Curlew sandpiper Numenius madagascariensis
List of threatened species known to occur in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
List_of_threatened_species_known_to_occur_in_the_Great_Barrier_Reef_World_Heritage_Area
Seasonal movement of birds
Pacific, traditional land-finding techniques used by Micronesians and Polynesians suggest that bird migration was observed and interpreted for more than
Bird_migration
Extinct species of bird
Island snipe or tutukiwi in Māori, is an extinct species of bird in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae that was endemic to New Zealand. Determination of
South_Island_snipe
large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers, and
List_of_birds_of_Australia
Broad-billed sandpiper, Calidris falcinellus Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus (A) Curlew sandpiper, Calidris
List_of_birds_of_Asia
extinct in the Holocene, as neither archipelago was ever settled by Polynesians and are not usually considered part of Oceania. Similarly, the Daito
List of Oceanian species extinct in the Holocene
List_of_Oceanian_species_extinct_in_the_Holocene
Searching, pursuing, and killing wild animals
Fowling Waterfowl hunting Shorebird hunting (snipe, woodcock, curlew, sandpiper, plover) Upland hunting (quail, pheasant, dove, grouse, turkey) Pest control/nuisance
Hunting
Broad-billed sandpiper White-rumped sandpiper Stilt sandpiper Purple sandpiper Western sandpiper Pectoral sandpiper Little stint Least sandpiper Rock sandpiper Ruff
List_of_least_concern_birds
large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers, and
List of birds of American Samoa
List_of_birds_of_American_Samoa
Atoll in French Polynesia
been reported in Tuanake as well as an endemic population of Tuamotu sandpipers. "Répartition de la population de la Polynésie française par île en 2017"
Tuanake
existence of separate subspecies in Loxodonta africana. Survival until Polynesian arrival c. 1350 not confirmed (Turvey, 2009). A commonly cited 1658 account
Timeline of extinctions in the Holocene
Timeline_of_extinctions_in_the_Holocene
Marine conservation area in Tuvalu
confirmed in Tuvalu, including: 9 species of terns (Sternidae) 7 species of sandpipers (Scolopacidae) 4 species of shearwaters and petrels (Procellariidae) 3
Funafuti_Conservation_Area
Prehistoric Norfolk swamphen Porphyrio sp. Norfolk Island Known from remains in Polynesian middens. It was extinct by the time of European colonisation in 1788.
List of Australia-New Guinea species extinct in the Holocene
List_of_Australia-New_Guinea_species_extinct_in_the_Holocene
Extinct species of bird from Tahiti
by the IUCN Red List. Other extinct Tahitian birds include the Tahiti sandpiper and the black-fronted parakeet, and some species have disappeared from
Tahiti_rail
POLYNESIAN SANDPIPER
POLYNESIAN SANDPIPER
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Little trees.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Familiar.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Wrestle.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Gathering of two men.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Plant house.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
To confront.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Enemy of sharks.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Great.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Baits the hook.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Grass skirt.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Beach.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Peace.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Masculine; manly.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
To travel.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Big/tall trees.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
House.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Birth.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
tree.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Bird.
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Lofty.
POLYNESIAN SANDPIPER
POLYNESIAN SANDPIPER
Boy/Male
American, British, Chinese, English, French
Strong as a Boar; Passover
Girl/Female
German
Will-helmet
Female
French
French and German form of Irish Gaelic BrÃghid, BRIGITTE means "exalted one."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Born of mind
Boy/Male
Tamil
God of wealth
Girl/Female
Hindu
Another name of Parvati, The earth
Male
Swiss
, able councillor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Lawrence.Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish surnames, as for example Levenson.
Female
English
English pet form of German Carla, CARLIE means "man."
Male
Swiss
, peace ruler.
POLYNESIAN SANDPIPER
POLYNESIAN SANDPIPER
POLYNESIAN SANDPIPER
POLYNESIAN SANDPIPER
POLYNESIAN SANDPIPER
n.
The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree (Santalum album), and of several other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian Santalum Freycinetianum and S. pyrularium, the Australian S. latifolium, etc. The name is extended to several other kinds of fragrant wood.
n.
One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively.
n. pl.
The race of men native in Polynesia.
n.
A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa.
n.
The sandpiper.
a.
Of or pertaining to Tringa, or the Sandpiper family.
n.
A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates.
n.
A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called also curwillet, sand lark, stint, and ruddy plover.
n.
A genus of aroideous plants, of which some species are cultivated for their immense leaves (which are often curiously blotched with white and red), and others (in Polynesia) for food.
n.
A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction.
n.
A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself.
n.
A small lamprey eel; the pride.
n. pl.
A dark race inhabiting the Micronesian Islands. They are supposed to be a mixed race, derived from Polynesians and Papuans.
n. pl.
An extensive division of mankind including the Mongols and allied races of Asia, together with the Malays and Polynesians.
n.
The upland sandpiper.
a.
Of or pertaining to Polynesia (the islands of the eastern and central Pacific), or to the Polynesians.
n.
A genus of limicoline birds including many species of sandpipers. See Dunlin, Knot, and Sandpiper.
n.
Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas, Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family Tringidae.