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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

Classification

Class
Aves

The sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) is a small-medium migratory wader or shorebird, found mostly in Siberia during the summer breeding period (June to August) and Australia for wintering (September to March). Taxonomy Within the genus Calidris the sharp-tailed sandpiper is most closely related to the broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus). The genus name calidris comes from the Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 38Germany · 33United Kingdom · 20Spain · 2