Species

Calidris subruficollis (Buff-breasted sandpiper)

Calidris subruficollis. Photo: (c) Cameron Eckert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a small shorebird. The species name subruficollis is from Latin sub, “near to” and collum, “neck”. It is a calidrid sandpiper.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
        Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
        Genus: Calidris (Calidris sandpipers)
        Species: Calidris subruficollis (Buff-breasted sandpiper)

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