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.
Pied Lapwing
Scientific name: Vanellus cayanus
English: Pied Lapwing
Dutch: Cayennekievit
Sranan:
Trio: Pokoraimë
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Charadriidae
Gray-winged Trumpeter
Scientific name: Psophia crepitans
English: Gray-winged Trumpeter
Dutch: Trompetvogel
Sranan: Kamikami
Trio: Mami
Wayana: Mamhali
Class: Birds
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Psophiidae
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Limpkin
Scientific name: Aramus guarauna
English: Limpkin
Dutch: Koerlan
Sranan: Krawkraw
Trio: Kurukë Waratakasi
Wayana:
Class: Birds
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Aramidae
Sungrebe
Scientific name: Heliornis fulica
English: Sungrebe
Dutch: Kleine Fuutkoet / Vinpootfuutkoet
Sranan: Watra-en
Trio: Tunakoko
Wayana: Pupurë
Class: Birds
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Heliornithidae
Purple Gallinule
Scientific name: Porphyrio martinica
English: Purple Gallinule
Dutch: Amerikaans Purperhoen
Sranan: Blawkepanki
Trio: Kinotoimë
Wayana: Tokataimë
Class: Birds
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Distribution
Common in the coastal plain.