Pond bird
Anarhynchus nivosus (Cassin, 1858)
Status not recordedbirds
The pond bird (Anarhynchus nivosus) is a species in the family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes.
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Quick facts about the pond bird
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the pond bird live?
Not recorded
Is the pond bird endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the pond bird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyCharadriidae
- genusAnarhynchus
- SpeciesAnarhynchus nivosus (Cassin, 1858)
Other names and names in other languages (53)
- Kentish ploverEnglish
- Snowy ploverEnglish
- زقزاق ثلجيArabic
- Морски дъждосвирецBulgarian
- corriol nevatCatalan
- kulík západníCzech
- SnepræstekraveDanish
- SchneeregenpfeiferGerman
- ΘαλασσοσφυριχτήςGreek
- neĝa pluvioEsperanto
- Chorlito blancoSpanish
- ameerika mustjalg-tüllEstonian
- PulmustylliFinnish
- Pluvier neigeuxFrench
- Ti Plivye blanchHaitian Creole
- חופמי אלכסנדריHebrew
- Morski KulikCroatian
- Cerek saljuIndonesian
- Piviere nevosoItalian
- ユキチドリJapanese
- 흰물떼새Korean
- MierwakeleeferLuxembourgish
- Snieginis kirlikasLithuanian
- StrandplevierDutch
- snøloNorwegian
- Lopi BlancoPapiamento
- sieweczka jasnaPolish
- Batuíra-nevadaPortuguese
- Бледный зуёкRussian
- kulík snežnýSlovak
- Beloceli deževnikSlovenian
- Snežni žalarSerbian
- snöstrandpipareSwedish
- Karlı CılıbıtTurkish
- пісочник американськийUkrainian
- 雪鸻Chinese
- الزقزاق الاسكندرانيArabic
- Amerika-SeeregenpfeiferGerman
- Chorlitejo nivosoSpanish
- Chorlitejo PatinegroSpanish
- Chorlo nevadoSpanish
- vaaleatylliFinnish
- Gravelot neigeuxFrench
- sivoleđi kulikCroatian
- Amerikaanse StrandplevierDutch
- Lopi BlankuPapiamento
- Borrelho de coleira interrompidaPortuguese
- borrelho-nevosoPortuguese
- borrelho-níveoPortuguese
- Снежный зуёкRussian
- Чилийский зуёкRussian
- Morski zujavacSerbian
- 白臉環頸鴴Chinese
Relatives of the pond bird
Other species in the same genus Anarhynchus.

Wrybill
Anarhynchus frontalis
ComparePond bird vs Wrybill
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the pond bird?
The pond bird (Anarhynchus nivosus) belongs to the family Charadriidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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