Genus

Calidris (Calidris sandpipers)

Calidris fuscicollis. Photo: (c) Hannah Floyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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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Subtaxa

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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