Dromadidae

The Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola) occurs as a vagrant in parts of Southeast Asia.

1. General names

Chinese: The crab-plovers are not found in China. They are known in Chinese as 蟹鸻 xiè-héng, 'crab plovers'.

Japanese: The crab-plovers are not found in Japan. The Japanese name of the crab-plover is カニチドリ kani-chidori 'crab plover', written 蟹千鳥.

Vietnamese: The crab-plovers are not found in Vietnam.

2. Species names

SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			JAPANESE		VIETNAMESE
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Vietnamese	Other V
Dromas
Dromas ardeola	Crab plover Crab-plover	蟹鸻 xiè-héng 'crab plover'			カニチドリ (蟹千鳥) kani-chidori 'crab plover'