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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White-rumped Sandpiper
Scientific name: Calidris fuscicollis
English: White-rumped Sandpiper
Dutch: Bonapartes Strandloper
Sranan: Snepi
Trio: Saranakawa
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Distribution
Unknown in southern Suriname, common in the estuarine zone.
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Whimbrel
Scientific name: Numenius phaeopus
English: Whimbrel
Dutch: Regenwulp
Sranan: Krombek
Trio: Mateinare
Wayana: Waipipi
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Distribution
Common in the estuarine zone.
Wattled Jacana
Scientific name: Jacana jacana
English: Wattled Jacana
Dutch: Leljacana
Sranan: Kepanki
Trio: Kotakaime / pokoroime
Wayana: Tokolaimë
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Jacanidae
Distribution
Common in the estuarine zone and the rest of the coastal plain.
Collared Plover
Scientific name: Charadrius collaris
English: Collared Plover
Dutch: Kraagplevier
Sranan: Snepi
Trio: Peëtuijana
Wayana: Waipipi
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Wilson’s Plover
Scientific name: Charadrius wilsonia
English: Wilson’s Plover
Dutch: Dikbekplevier
Sranan: Snepi
Trio: Fam. Sanrawa
Wayana: Waipipi
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Distribution
Unknown in southern Suriname, common in the estuarine zone and the rest of the coastal plain.
Southern Lapwing
Scientific name: Vanellus chilensis
English: Southern Lapwing
Dutch: Chileense Kievit
Sranan:
Trio: Tunanari
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Distribution
Unknown in southern Suriname, rare in the coastal plain and the northern savanna area.