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Family: Scolopacidae sandpipers



(See list of species below)


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54 species (see list below)
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Actitis hypoleucos
[Common sandpiper]
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Max. Length 19 cm TL
 
Actitis macularius
[Spotted sandpiper]

Aquino, Maria Theresa

Northern Atlantic and Ind

Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Aquino, Maria Theresa
 
Arenaria interpres
[Ruddy turnstone]
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Arenaria melanocephala
[Black turnstone]
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Calidris acuminata
[Sharp-tailed sandpiper]
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Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Calidris alba
[Sanderling]
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Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Calidris alpina
[Dunlin]
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Calidris bairdii
[Baird's sandpiper]
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Calidris canutus
[Red knot]
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Calidris falcinellus
[]
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Calidris ferruginea
[Curlew sandpiper]
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Calidris fuscicollis
[White-rumped sandpiper]
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Calidris himantopus
[Stilt sandpiper]
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Calidris maritima
[Purple sandpiper]
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Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Calidris mauri
[Western sandpiper]
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Calidris melanotos
[Pectoral sandpiper]
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Calidris minuta
[Little stint]
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Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Calidris minutilla
[Least sandpiper]
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Calidris ptilocnemis
[Rock sandpiper]
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Calidris pusilla
[Semipalmated sandpiper]
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Calidris ruficollis
[Red-necked stint]
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Calidris subminuta
[Long-toed stint]
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Calidris temminckii
[Temminck's stint]
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Calidris tenuirostris
[Great knot]
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Eurynorhynchus pygmeus
[]
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Limnodromus griseus
[Short-billed dowitcher]
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Limnodromus semipalmatus
[Asian dowitcher]
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Limosa fedoa
[Marbled godwit]
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Limosa haemastica
[Hudsonian godwit]
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Limosa lapponica
[Bar-tailed godwit]
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Limosa limosa
[Black-tailed godwit]
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Numenius americanus
[Long-billed curlew]
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Numenius arquata
[]
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Numenius borealis
[]
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Numenius madagascariensis
[Far Eastern curlew]
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Numenius minutus
[Little curlew]
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Numenius phaeopus
[Whimbrel]
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Numenius tahitiensis
[Bar-tailed godwit]
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Numenius tenuirostris
[]
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Phalaropus fulicarius
[Red phalarope]
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Phalaropus lobatus
[Red-necked phalarope]
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Phalaropus tricolor
[Wilson's phalarope]
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Philomachus pugnax
[]
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Tringa brevipes
[Grey-tailed tattler]
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Tringa flavipes
[Lesser yellowlegs]
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Tringa guttifer
[Spotted greenshank]
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Tringa incana
[Wandering tattler]
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Tringa melanoleuca
[Greater yellowlegs]
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Tringa nebularia
[Common greenshank]
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Tringa semipalmata
[Willet]
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Tringa solitaria
[Solitary sandpiper]
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Tringa stagnatilis
[Marsh sandpiper]
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Tringa totanus
[Common redshank]
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Tryngites subruficollis
[Buff-breasted sandpiper]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Actitis hypoleucos Common sandpiper Indo-West Pacific. 1758
Actitis macularius Spotted sandpiper Eastern Pacific and Weste 19 TL 1766
Arenaria interpres Ruddy turnstone Northern Atlantic and Ind 1758
Arenaria melanocephala Black turnstone Arctic 1829
Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed sandpiper Indo-Pacific 1821
Calidris alba Sanderling Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, A 22 TL 1764
Calidris alpina Dunlin Pacific, Atlantic, Wester 23 TL 1758
Calidris bairdii Baird's sandpiper Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1861
Calidris canutus Red knot Pacific, Atlantic and Ind 1758
Calidris falcinellus Western Indian Ocean 1763
Calidris ferruginea Curlew sandpiper Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1763
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped sandpiper Western Atlantic, Eastern 1819
Calidris himantopus Stilt sandpiper Northeast Pacific and Nor 1826
Calidris maritima Purple sandpiper Northeast Atlantic and th 1764
Calidris mauri Western sandpiper Arctic and Northeast Paci 18 TL 1857
Calidris melanotos Pectoral sandpiper Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1819
Calidris minuta Little stint Western Indian Ocean, Eas 1812
Calidris minutilla Least sandpiper Western Atlantic and Nort 17 TL 1819
Calidris ptilocnemis Rock sandpiper Northeast Pacific 1873
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated sandpiper Northern Pacific and Atla 1766
Calidris ruficollis Red-necked stint Western Central Pacific 1776
Calidris subminuta Long-toed stint Indo-West Pacific and Nor 1853
Calidris temminckii Temminck's stint Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atl 1812
Calidris tenuirostris Great knot Western Indian Ocean and 1821
Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Arctic 1758
Limnodromus griseus Short-billed dowitcher Northwest Atlantic 1789
Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher Pacific Ocean. 1848
Limosa fedoa Marbled godwit Northwest Atlantic 1758
Limosa haemastica Hudsonian godwit Northwest Atlantic 1758
Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed godwit Western Pacific 1758
Limosa limosa Black-tailed godwit Northwest Atlantic 1758
Numenius americanus Long-billed curlew Northwest Atlantic 1812
Numenius arquata Western Central Pacific 1758
Numenius borealis Arctic and Northeast Atla 1772
Numenius madagascariensis Far Eastern curlew Pacific Ocean. 1766
Numenius minutus Little curlew Western Central Pacific 1841
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1758
Numenius tahitiensis Bar-tailed godwit Pacific Ocean. 1789
Numenius tenuirostris Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Nor 1817
Phalaropus fulicarius Red phalarope Northern and Eastern Paci 1758
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked phalarope Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc 1758
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's phalarope Northeast Pacific, Northw 1819
Philomachus pugnax Western Central Pacific 1758
Tringa brevipes Grey-tailed tattler Indo-West Pacific. 1816
Tringa flavipes Lesser yellowlegs Pacific Ocean and Atlanti 1789
Tringa guttifer Spotted greenshank Indo-West Pacific. 1835
Tringa incana Wandering tattler Pacific 1789
Tringa melanoleuca Greater yellowlegs Northeast Pacific and Atl 1789
Tringa nebularia Common greenshank Indo-West Pacific. 1767
Tringa semipalmata Willet Northeast Pacific and Wes 1789
Tringa solitaria Solitary sandpiper Northwest Atlantic 1813
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh sandpiper Western Indian Ocean 1803
Tringa totanus Common redshank Indo-West Pacific. 1758
Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted sandpiper Northwest Atlantic 1819



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