The semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) is a very small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris.
Semipalmated sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) are small shorebirds which breed along the coast of the Hudson Bay and the coast of northern Alaska.
Small, grayish-brown sandpiper. Typically shows relatively short, blunt-tipped bill, but this varies across the breeding range.
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This small North American shorebird breeds near water in low and sub-arctic tundra and winters along the northern and central coasts of South America.
The semipalmated sandpiper is a small shore bird between 5-6 inches in length. It has gray and brown plumage above, a thin, white wing stripe and a white belly.
The population has been declining at a moderately rapid to rapid rate potentially exceeding 20% over the past three generations.
The semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) is a very small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris.
Scientific Name: Calidris pusilla (Linnaeus, 1766) Other Common Names: Bécasseau semipalmé (FR) , Maçarico-Miúdo (PT) , Playero Semipalmeado, Playero Enano (ES)
Compare AOU treatments of Calidris pusilla, in Avibase (1886 to present). Search for Calidris pusilla at Cornell Birds of North America. Annotation: Monotypic.
The semipalmated sandpiper is a very small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some ...
