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The western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) is a small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris , a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific mauri commemorates Italian botanist Ernesto Mauri (1791–1836).
Rock sandpiper: Calidris ptilocnemis (Coues, 1873) 91 Baird's sandpiper: Calidris bairdii (Coues, 1861) 92 Little stint: Calidris minuta (Leisler, 1812) 93 Least sandpiper: Calidris minutilla (Vieillot, 1819) 94 White-rumped sandpiper: Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot, 1819) 95 Pectoral sandpiper: Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819) 96 Western ...
Sandpiper nest with four eggs. Taxonomy ... Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri; Limnodromus Wied-Neuwied, 1833: Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus;
Calidris is a genus of Arctic-breeding, strongly migratory wading birds in the family Scolopacidae.These birds form huge mixed flocks on coasts and estuaries in winter. Migratory shorebirds are shown to have decline in reproductive traits because of temporal changes of their breeding seaso
A male long-billed curlew in flight. The long-billed curlew is the largest sandpiper of regular occurrence in North America. It is 50–65 cm (20–26 in) long, 62–90 cm (24 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 35 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) across the wing and weighs 490–950 g (1 lb 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz – 2 lb 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz). [3]
Baird's sandpipers breed in the northern tundra from eastern Siberia to western Greenland. They nest on the ground, usually in dry locations with low vegetation. They are a long-distance migrant, wintering in South America. This species is a rare vagrant to western Europe. Baird's sandpiper might have hybridized with the buff-breasted sandpiper.
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