- The
stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) is a
small s****bird. The
scientific name is from
Ancient Gr****. The
genus name
kalidris or
skalidris is a term...
- of s****birds, or waders,
which mainly includes many
species known as
sandpipers, but also
others such as
curlews and snipes. The
majority of
these species...
-
sandpiper is
treated as monotypic: no
subspecies are recognised.
Within the
genus Calidris the
curlew sandpiper is most
closely related to the
stilt sandpiper...
-
Stilt is a
common name for
several species of
birds in the
family Recurvirostridae,
which also
includes those known as avocets. They are
found in brackish...
- The
green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a
small wader (s****bird) of the Old World. The
green sandpiper represents an
ancient lineage of the
genus Tringa;...
- Broad-billed
sandpiper,
Calidris falcinellus Sharp-tailed
sandpiper,
Calidris a****inata
Stilt sandpiper,
Calidris himantopus Curlew sandpiper,
Calidris ferruginea...
- The
common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a
small Palearctic wader. This bird and its
American sister species, the
spotted sandpiper (A. macularia)...
- The buff-breasted
sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a
small s****bird. The
species name
subruficollis is from
Latin subrufus, "reddish" (from sub...
- The
western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) is a
small s****bird. The
genus name is from
Ancient Gr****
kalidris or skalidris, a term used by
Aristotle for...
-
These 98
species of
sandpipers and
allies in the
family Scolopacidae are
recognized by the
International Ornithological Committee (IOC). In
addition to...