Wilson, Alexander (1766–1813) American ornithologist.
Named species:
T. solitaria 1813 = Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
Named subspecies:
T. solitaria 1813 = Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria solitaria
Tringa rufa 1813 = Red Knot Calidris canutus rufa
Parra gymnostoma 1831 = Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa gymnostoma
Honorary English:
Wilson’s Snipe = Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata
Wilson’s Phalarope = Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Wilson’s Plover = Wilson’s Plover Charadrius wilsonia
Wilson’s Stint = Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Honorary scientific:
C. wilsonia Ord 1814 = Wilson’s Plover Charadrius wilsonia
Tringa wilsonii Nuttall 1834 = Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla