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Sanderlings are small, plump sandpipers with a stout bill about the same length as the head. These and other sandpipers in the genus Calidris are often ...
Sanderlings are medium-sized “peep” sandpipers recognizable by their pale nonbreeding plumage, black legs and bill, and obsessive wave-chasing habits. Learn ...
Plumper and more active than most small sandpipers, and quite pale at most times of year, a good match for dry sand. Sanderlings nest only in limited areas of ...
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This plump, pale shorebird (its species name alba means white) can be seen chasing the surf along almost every sandy beach in the world.
The hunakai, or sanderling, is a delicate white and grey-back shorebird. Their bill and legs are black. When returning to their breeding home in the arctic, ...

Sanderling

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The sanderling is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yršling, "sand-ploughman". The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific,... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Calidris alba
Conservation status: Least Concern
Mass: 1.8 oz
Wingspan: 14 inches
Class: Aves
Genus: Calidris
Kingdom: Animalia

The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yršling, "sand-ploughman". The genus name is from Ancient ...
Small, sprightly shorebird. Breeding plumage shows rusty tones on upperparts, often with a frosty appearance when fresh. By mid-summer, the frosty feather ...
Sanderlings are smallish birds, about eight inches from the base of the bill to the tip of the tail. You can say Cardinal-sized, 20 percent smaller than an ...
Did You Know? · Sanderlings are one of the most widespread wintering shorebirds in the world. They can be found from Massachusetts to the tip of South America.
Small plump birds, sanderlings are smaller than a red knot but bigger than a semipalmated plover. Adults are 7 to 8 inches (18–20 centimeters) long.