whimbrel

Etymology
. Perhaps from, alluding to the sound of its cry.

Noun



 * 1) A large migratory wading bird,, of the family , with a long downcurved bill.
 * 2) * 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:
 * Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Flotus melanogaster), scissor-bills, adjutants , pelicans, cormorants, cranes (, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: kleinwulp
 * Albanian: kojlik mesatar
 * Bulgarian: малък свирец
 * Catalan: becut, xarlot
 * Danish: lille regnspove
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Regenbrachvogel
 * Hungarian: kis póling
 * Icelandic:
 * Irish: crotach eanaigh, crotach samhraidh
 * Italian: chiurlo piccolo, chiurletto, chiurlotto mezzano
 * Navajo: daakʼį́į́ʼ yázhí
 * Northern Sami: guškkástat
 * Norwegian: småspove
 * Portuguese: maçarico-galego
 * Romagnol: ciurlìn
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: eun-bealltainne, guilbneach-beag, far-ghuilbneach
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: membe sautisaba
 * Swedish:
 * Venetian: taragnòła
 * Welsh: coegylfinir
 * West Frisian: wetterwylp
 * Zealandic: druup