Birds of the World


Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) Vulnerable Range: PAL: low Arctic to subarctic tundra of ne Palearctic: Lena to Kolyma rivers (ne Siberia) Lake Wollumboola, New South Wales, Colombia
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Sanderling (Calidris alba) Range: NA, PAL: high Arctic tundra wetlands of Holarctic: nw, se Greenland, Svalbard (n of Norway), n Taymyr Pen. and Severnaya Zemlya (to n), Lena Delta and New Siberian Is. (nc Siberia), Alaskan North Slope (rare), Canadian Arctic islands from Banks to Ellesmere and s Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Non-breeding plumage (most common in tropical America).
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Sanderling (Calidris alba) Range: NA, PAL: high Arctic tundra wetlands of Holarctic: nw, se Greenland, Svalbard (n of Norway), n Taymyr Pen. and Severnaya Zemlya (to n), Lena Delta and New Siberian Is. (nc Siberia), Alaskan North Slope (rare), Canadian Arctic islands from Banks to Ellesmere and s Two Hills County, Alberta, Canada
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Northern migrant. Small, fast moving species normally seen running along ocean shore. Breeding plumage is more likely seen in spring when heading north.


Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Range: NA, PAL: low (locally high) Arctic to temperate wet tundra of Holarctic: sw to ne Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Is., n British Isles, Scandinavia, Baltic states e through n Russia including Novaya Zemlya (n of nw Siberia) and New Siberian Is. (n of ec Russia), through Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada Non-breeding plumage.
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Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Breeding Colors Range: NA, PAL: low (locally high) Arctic to temperate wet tundra of Holarctic: sw to ne Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Is., n British Isles, Scandinavia, Baltic states e through n Russia including Novaya Zemlya (n of nw Siberia) and New Siberian Is. (n of ec Russia), through Hillman Marsh, Point Pelee, Canada Breeding plumage.
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Northern migrant. A small sandpiper.


Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) Range: NA, PAL: high Arctic (locally to subarctic) dry tundra: Wrangel I. (n of ne Siberia and e Chukotskiy Pen. (far ne Siberia), n, c Alaska, n Canada including Arctic islands from Banks to Ellesmere and Baffin is. and nw Greenland Atacama, Chile
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Northern migrant. Winters high in the arctic and returns to other side of the globe, as far south as the southern tip of Argentina. Often found at high altitudes. Note brown spots on chest, small size, long wing tips, eyebrow, and all black bill.


Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Near Threatened Range: NA, PAL: patchily in high Arctic (mainly) tundra of Holarctic: nw, e Greenland, nc Siberia, islands n of nc and ne Siberia, and n Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Siberia) Poland
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Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Near Threatened Range: NA, PAL: patchily in high Arctic (mainly) tundra of Holarctic: nw, e Greenland, nc Siberia, islands n of nc and ne Siberia, and n Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Siberia) California, United States
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Northern migrant. A large stocky sandpiper. Grey in non-breeding plumage. Migrates from the northern arctic to as far south as south Argentina and South Africa.


Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus falcinellus) Range: PAL: patchily in low Arctic to subarctic tundra bogs of n Palearctic: Scandinavia to Kanin Pen. (nw Russia); Taimyr Pen. (nw Siberia) and Lena to Kolyma rivers (ne Siberia) Oulu, Finland
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Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) Near Threatened Range: PAL: drier low Arctic tundra of nc, ne Palearctic: nw Siberia from Yamal Pen. to nw Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Siberia), and New Siberian Is. (n of nc Siberia) Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand Non-breeding plumage.
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Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) Near Threatened Range: PAL: drier low Arctic tundra of nc, ne Palearctic: nw Siberia from Yamal Pen. to nw Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Siberia), and New Siberian Is. (n of nc Siberia) Lesbos, Greece Breeding plumage.
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White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) Range: NA: high to low Arctic wet tundra of far n Nearctic: North Slope Alaska, coastal n Canada to nw Hudson Bay, and Banks to Devon and Baffin is. (ne Canada) Sandy Lake, Two Hills County, Alberta, Canada The white rump can be difficult to see. Note that the lower bill is a bit lighter in color.
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Northern migrant. Seen inland during migration.


Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) Range: NA: high and low Arctic tundra to taiga edge of n Nearctic: North Slope of Alaska and n Canada to s Victoria I. (nc Canada); also locally w coasts of Hudson and James bays Churchill, Manitoba, Canada Breeding plumage.
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Northern migrant. Note large size and long legs. Seen inland during migration.

Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Range: NA, PAL: high to low montane Arctic of North Atlantic and Arctic oceans: Greenland (except n, ne), Iceland, Jan Mayen (ne of Iceland), Bear I. and Svalbard (n of Norway), Scandinavia to far nw Russia, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya (n of nw Siberia) and Severn
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Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) Range: NA, PAL: Chukotskiy Pen. s to Anadyr (ne Siberia; few), St. Lawrence I. (Bering Sea) and w, n Alaska mainland Vancouver, Canada
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Northern migrant. Note rufous backside.


Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Range: NA, PAL: high to low Arctic wet tundra of Holarctic: Yamal Pen. (nw Siberia) e to Chukotskiy Pen., s to Anadyr, including New Siberian and Wrangel is. (ne Russia); w, n Alaska through ne Canada, including Arctic islands from Banks to Devon and Southampton (ne Cana Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
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Northern migrant. Note yellow legs and slightly larger size than other sandpipers. Also note light colored lower mandible.

Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Range: PAL: high to low Arctic drier tundra of n Palearctic: far n Scandinavia, White Sea coast, s Novaya Zemlya, through n Russia to New Siberian Is. (ec Siberia)
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Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Range: NA: low Arctic and subarctic n Nearctic tundra and taiga wetlands: e Aleutian Is., all Alaskan mainland, n Canada from n Yukon to n British Columbia, e to s James Bay, Ungava Pen., Labrador and Nova Scotia Curry Hammock State Park, Florida,
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Northern migrant. Note yellow-green legs.


Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis) Range: PAL, NA: coastal low Arctic to subarctic tundra of far n Pacific: e Chukotskiy Pen. to (disjunctly) s Kamchatka, Commander and (perhaps) n Kuril is. (e Russia), Aleutian and Bering Sea is., w Alaska from Seward Pen. to Gulf of Alaska is. Nome-Teller Highway, Alaska,
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Ruff (Calidris pugnax) Range: PAL: low Arctic to temperate tundra and steppe of Palearctic: nw Europe from Belgium and Scandinavia s through n Ukraine, nw Kazakhstan, n Mongolia to far e Siberia Marievale Nature Reserve, South Africa Non-breeding plumage. Note smooth unmarked scaled feathers compared to Wood Sandpiper and others.
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Ruff (Calidris pugnax) Range: PAL: low Arctic to temperate tundra and steppe of Palearctic: nw Europe from Belgium and Scandinavia s through n Ukraine, nw Kazakhstan, n Mongolia to far e Siberia Hortobágyi Nemzeti Park, Hungary
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Male Ruff are stunning in breeding plumage, and can have a black, white or rufous head and neck.


Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) Near Threatened Range: NA, PAL: low (locally high) Arctic to subarctic tundra of far ne Palearctic and Nearctic: e Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Siberia), w, n Alaska and n Canada including most of mainland Nunavut, around Hudson and James bays and e to n Labrador, and s Canadian Arctic islands f Cobourg, Ontario, Canada Semipalmated refers to the webbing on the feet. An uncommon sandpiper.
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Northern migrant. Uncommon. Usually seen along the coast.


Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) Critically Endangered Range: PAL: coastal low Arctic to subarctic tundra of ne Siberia: ne, e Chukotskiy Pen. to n Kamchatka Pen. (ne Russia) Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) Near Threatened Range: PAL: coastal low Arctic to subarctic tundra of nc, ne Siberia: Taymyr Pen. (nc Siberia) e to Chukotskiy Pen. and s to n Kamchatka Pen. (ne Russia) Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) Near Threatened Range: PAL: coastal low Arctic to subarctic tundra of nc, ne Siberia: Taymyr Pen. (nc Siberia) e to Chukotskiy Pen. and s to n Kamchatka Pen. (ne Russia) California, United States
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Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Range: PAL: subarctic to temperate bogs of c, e Palearctic: disjunctly from sw to s Chukotskiy Pen., n Kuril and Commander is. (e Russia); (perhaps) n Mongolia Pak Thale, Ban Laem, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) Near Threatened Range: NA, PAL: high Arctic dry coastal tundra of far ne Palearctic and n Nearctic: n Chukotka e from Wrangel I. (n of ne Siberia), Alaskan North Slope from Pt. Barrow e through ne Canada, including Arctic is. from Banks to Devon is. (ne Canada) New York, United States
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Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)
Range: PAL: low (locally high) Arctic to subarctic tundra of n Palearctic: s to n Scandinavia e through n Russia to e Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Russia), including New Siberian Is. (n of nc Siberia)
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Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) Endangered Range: PAL: low Arctic and subarctic montane tundra: ne Siberia from Yakutsk e to Anadyr Pen. Pak Thale, Ban Laem, Phetchaburi, Thailand Non-breeding plumage.
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Surfbird (Calidris virgata) Range: NA: montane low Arctic to subarctic w Nearctic tundra: Alaska mainland (except far n) and Yukon (nw Canada) Coronado, San Diego County, California,
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Surfbird (Calidris virgata) Range: NA: montane low Arctic to subarctic w Nearctic tundra: Alaska mainland (except far n) and Yukon (nw Canada) Nacional Reserva Paracas, Peru Note grey chest in non-breeding plumage.
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Northern migrant. Similar in size to the common Ruddy Turnstone, and often seen with that species.