Dromadidae
วงศ์นกหัวโตกินปูี
woŋ nók-hŭa-too-kin-puu

General

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The Dromadidae crab plovers are named นกหัวโตกินปู nók hŭa-too-kin-puu, intended as 'crab-eating plover'. The name is influenced by the English name 'Crab Plover' and is based on นกหัวโต nók hŭa-too 'big-head bird', the Thai general name for plovers (Charadriidae).

Species names

SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		THAI		OTHER S. E. ASIAN			EAST ASIAN
Dromas
Latin	English	Thai	Other Th	Malaysian	Indonesian	Vietnamese	Chinese	Japanese
Dromas ardeola	Crab plover Crab-plover	นกหัวโตกินปู nók hŭa-too-kin-puu 'crab-eating big-head (bird)'					蟹鸻 (蟹鴴) xiè-héng 'crab plover'	カニチドリ (蟹千鳥) kani-chidori 'crab plover'

นกหัวโต nók hŭa-too 'big-head bird' is the Thai word for 'plover' (Charadriidae).