philomachus

• Terme scientifique désignant un genre d'oiseaux limicoles de la famille des bécassines, communément appelés combattants variés.

A scientific term referring to a genus of wading birds in the sandpiper family, commonly known as ruffs.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. A genus of birdsC2formal

   A former genus of wading birds in the sandpiper family, now usually placed in the genus Calidris. The most well-known species is the ruff.

   Philomaque

   • The Philomachus pugnax, known as the ruff, is famous for its elaborate mating display.
   • Ornithologists once classified the ruff under the genus Philomachus.
   • The breeding plumage of the male Philomachus is highly distinctive.

   Synonymescalidris