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The stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) is a small shorebird. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name kalidris or skalidris is a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific himantopus means "strap foot" or "thong foot", and also refers to the stilt. [2]
Stilt sandpiper: Calidris himantopus (Bonaparte, 1826) 81 Curlew sandpiper: Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763) 82 Temminck's stint: Calidris temminckii (Leisler, 1812) 83 Long-toed stint: Calidris subminuta (Middendorff, 1853) 84 Red-necked stint: Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776) 85 Spoon-billed sandpiper: Calidris pygmaea (Linnaeus ...
The white wing band is distinctive in flight, both above and below. The willet is an inelegant and heavily built shorebird with a structure similar to that of the common redshank but being larger in size than the greater yellowlegs while resembling a godwit in flight with black primary coverts and primaries contrasting with a broad white band, white secondaries with a white rump and gray tail ...
Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus; Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea (A) [7] Sanderling, Calidris alba; Dunlin, Calidris alpina; Baird's sandpiper, Calidris bairdii; Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla; White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis (A) Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis (A) Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos
Stilt sandpiper Calidris himantopus (A) Sanderling Calidris alba; Baird's sandpiper Calidris bairdii (A) Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla; White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis (A) Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis; Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos (A) Semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla (A) Western sandpiper ...
The greater roadrunner is the state bird of New Mexico. This list of birds of New Mexico are the species documented in the U.S. state of New Mexico and accepted by the New Mexico Bird Records Committee (NMBRC). As of August 2022, 552 species were included in the official list. Of them, 176 are on the review list (see below), five species have been introduced to North America, and three have ...
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The least sandpiper is the smallest species of sandpiper The sandpipers exhibit considerable range in size and appearance, the wide range of body forms reflecting a wide range of ecological niches.