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Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Classification

Class
Aves

The semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) is a very 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 pusilla is Latin for "very small".

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog