Ruddy Pigeon
Scientific name: Patagioenas subvinacea
English: Ruddy Pigeon
Dutch: Purperduif
Sranan: Busimangrodoifi
Trio: Ohpatapo
Wayana: Owotpëtëhkë / Ëwotpëtëkë
Class: Birds
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Plumbeous Pigeon
Scientific name: Patagioenas plumbea
English: Plumbeous Pigeon
Dutch: Loodgrijze Duif
Sranan:Busimangrodoifi
Trio: Untuku
Wayana: Uhtuku
Class: Birds
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Pale-vented Pigeon
Scientific name: Patagioenas cayennensis
English: Pale-vented Pigeon
Dutch: Rosse Duif
Sranan: Grun-ede Doifi / Mangrodoifi
Trio: Uhtuku
Wayana: Petï
Class: Birds
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Distribution
Common in the coastal plain and the northern savanna area.
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Scaled Pigeon
Scientific name: Patagioenas speciosa
English: Scaled Pigeon
Dutch: Geschubde Duif
Sranan: Peni-ati Busidoifi / Peni-ati Mangrodoifi
Trio: Uhtukuimë / Parutuku
Wayana: Palutëpu
Class: Birds
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Common Tern
Scientific name: Sterna hirundo
English: Common Tern
Dutch: Visdief
Sranan: Fisman
Trio: Narikëimë
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Distribution
Unknown in southern Suriname, common the estuarine zone.
Laughing Gull
Scientific name: Leucophaes atricilla
English: Laughing Gull
Dutch: Lachmeeuw
Sranan: Sedoifi (Fisman)
Trio: Kahke
Wayana: Walamisïmë
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Distribution
Unknown in southern Suriname, common in the estuarine zone and the rest of the coastal plain.
Spotted Sandpiper
Scientific name: Actitis macularius
English: Spotted Sandpiper
Dutch: Amerikaanse Oeverloper
Sranan: Snepi
Trio: Matïitïi
Wayana: Wanawana
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
South American Snipe
Scientific name: Gallinago paraguaiae
English: South American Snipe
Dutch: Zuid-Amerikaanse Snip
Sranan: Rijstsnip / Grassnip / Snepi
Trio: Sarankawa
Wayana: Sapëlëlëwa
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
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Giant Snipe
Scientific name: Gallinago undulata
English: Giant Snipe
Dutch: Reuzensnip
Sranan: Snepi
Trio: Sarankawa
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Distribution
Common in savanna areas.
Short-billed Dowitcher
Scientific name: Limnodromus griseus
English: Short-billed Dowitcher
Dutch: Kleine Grijze Snip
Sranan: Snepi
Trio: Matïitïi
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Distribution
Unknown in southern Suriname, common in the estuarine zone.
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