PeRMS taxon details
Haematopus Linnaeus, 1758
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
Description Size: relatively large. Plumage: black and white or all black; wings long and pointed; tail short. Other characters: legs...
Description Size: relatively large. Plumage: black and white or all black; wings long and pointed; tail short. Other characters: legs reddish; feet with three partly webbed toes; female slightly larger than male. <389> [details]
PeRMS (2025). Haematopus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147435 on 2025-05-20
Santamaría, J.; Romero, C.; Meza, M. (Eds) (2025). Peruvian Register of Marine Species. Haematopus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Perms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147435 on 2025-05-20
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Classification In separate family Haematopidae in Urban et al (1986) [details]Description Size: relatively large. Plumage: black and white or all black; wings long and pointed; tail short. Other characters: legs reddish; feet with three partly webbed toes; female slightly larger than male. <389> [details]
