Genus
Calidris (Calidris sandpipers)
Calidris pusilla. Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Calidris is a genus of Arctic-breeding, strongly migratory wading birds. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
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Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
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Genus: Calidris (Calidris sandpipers)
- Species: Calidris pusilla (Semipalmated sandpiper)
- Species: Calidris canutus (Red knot)
- Species: Calidris ptilocnemis (Rock sandpiper)
- Species: Calidris subruficollis (Buff-breasted sandpiper)
- Species: Calidris virgata (Surfbird)
- Species: Calidris acuminata (Sharp-tailed sandpiper)
- Species: Calidris mauri (Western sandpiper)
- Species: Calidris alba (Sanderling)
- Species: Calidris pugnax (Ruff)
- Species: Calidris alpina (Dunlin)
- Species: Calidris fuscicollis (White-rumped sandpiper)
- Species: Calidris melanotos (Pectoral sandpiper)
- Species: Calidris himantopus (Stilt sandpiper)
- Species: Calidris minutilla (Least sandpiper)
- Species: Calidris bairdii (Baird’s sandpiper)
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Genus: Calidris (Calidris sandpipers)
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Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
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Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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