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Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla (Linnaeus, 1766)
Calidris pusilla, the semipalmated sandpiper, is a small North American tundra-breeding shorebird with specific feeding and nesting habits.
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Calidris ferruginea, the curlew sandpiper, is a small migratory wader that breeds in the Siberian Arctic.
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla (Vieillot, 1819)
Calidris minutilla, the least sandpiper, is a small shorebird with distinct plumage by age and season, closely related to the long-toed stint.
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819)
Calidris melanotos, the pectoral sandpiper, is a long-distance migratory Arctic-breeding shorebird that has declined 50% since 1974.
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot, 1819)
Calidris fuscicollis, the white-rumped sandpiper, is a small arctic-breeding shorebird identifiable by its white rump and long wings.
Surfbird
Calidris virgata (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Calidris virgata, the surfbird, is a large North American sandpiper with distinct breeding plumage and specialized coastal and alpine habitats.
Ruff
Calidris pugnax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calidris pugnax, the ruff, is a migratory sexually dimorphic wader breeding across northern Eurasia and wintering mainly in tropical Africa.
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Calidris falcinellus, the broad-billed sandpiper, is a small migratory wader that breeds in Arctic Eurasia and winters from Africa to Australasia.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis (Vieillot, 1819)
Calidris subruficollis, the buff-breasted sandpiper, is a long-distance migratory North American breeding shorebird that regularly wanders to Western Europe.
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Calidris pygmaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calidris pygmaea, the spoon-billed sandpiper, is a small migratory wader with a unique spatulate bill.
Asian Dowitcher
Limnodromus semipalmatus (Blyth, 1848)
Limnodromus semipalmatus is a migratory shorebird that breeds in northern Asian wetlands and forages on invertebrates and some plant matter.
Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Limnodromus griseus, the short-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized North American wading bird with three distinct subspecies.
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus (Say, 1822)
Limnodromus scolopaceus, the long-billed dowitcher, is a medium-sized stocky sandpiper with distinct plumage traits and seasonal breeding behavior.
Solitary Sandpiper
Tringa solitaria A.Wilson, 1813
Tringa solitaria (solitary sandpiper) is a small North American migratory wader that nests in trees, rarely vagrant to western Europe.
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767)
Tringa nebularia, the common greenshank, is a migratory subarctic wader listed as Endangered in Australia.
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tringa totanus, the common redshank, is a migratory Eurasian wader with distinctive red legs and variable seasonal plumage.
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis (Bechstein, 1803)
Tringa stagnatilis, the marsh sandpiper, is a small migratory wader covered by the AEWA conservation agreement.
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764)
Tringa erythropus, the spotted redshank, is a large Arctic-breeding Palearctic wader that feeds on small invertebrates.
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758
Tringa ochropus, the green sandpiper, is a migratory freshwater wader with distinctive flight patterning.
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Linnaeus, 1758
The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader with specific breeding ranges, migration habits and feeding ecology.
Nordmann's Greenshank
Tringa guttifer (Nordmann, 1835)
Nordmann's greenshank is a medium-sized sandpiper with a small global population of 500 to 1000 individuals, breeding in eastern Russia.
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Tringa melanoleuca, the greater yellowlegs, is a long-legged shorebird with a distribution across the Americas.
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
Tringa flavipes, the lesser yellowlegs, is a medium-large migratory shorebird that breeds in boreal North America and winters further south.
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes (Vieillot, 1816)
Tringa brevipes, the grey-tailed tattler, is a wader closely related to the wandering tattler, with specific grey plumage and distinct call.
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