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Family: Scolopacidae sandpipers (See list of species below)

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46 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Actitis hypoleucos [Common sandpiper]	No picture found Actitis macularius [Spotted sandpiper]	Arenaria interpres [Ruddy turnstone]
No picture found Arenaria melanocephala [Black turnstone]	No picture found Calidris acuminata [Sharp-tailed sandpiper]	No picture found Calidris alba [Sanderling]
No picture found Calidris alpina [Dunlin]	No picture found Calidris bairdii [Baird's sandpiper]	No picture found Calidris canutus [Red knot]
No picture found Calidris ferruginea [Curlew sandpiper]	No picture found Calidris fuscicollis [White-rumped sandpiper]	No picture found Calidris himantopus [Stilt sandpiper]
No picture found Calidris maritima [Purple sandpiper]	No picture found Calidris mauri [Western sandpiper]	No picture found Calidris melanotos [Pectoral sandpiper]
No picture found Calidris minuta [Little stint]	No picture found Calidris minutilla [Least sandpiper]	No picture found Calidris ptilocnemis [Rock sandpiper]
No picture found Calidris pusilla [Semipalmated sandpiper]	No picture found Calidris ruficollis [Red-necked stint]	No picture found Calidris subminuta [Long-toed stint]
No picture found Calidris temminckii [Temminck's stint]	No picture found Calidris tenuirostris [Great knot]	No picture found Eurynorhynchus pygmeus []
No picture found Limnodromus semipalmatus [Asian dowitcher]	No picture found Limosa lapponica [Bar-tailed godwit]	No picture found Numenius arquata []
No picture found Numenius borealis []	No picture found Numenius madagascariensis [Far Eastern curlew]	No picture found Numenius minutus [Little curlew]
No picture found Numenius phaeopus [Whimbrel]	No picture found Numenius tahitiensis [Bar-tailed godwit]	No picture found Numenius tenuirostris []
No picture found Phalaropus fulicarius [Red phalarope]	No picture found Phalaropus lobatus [Red-necked phalarope]	No picture found Phalaropus tricolor [Wilson's phalarope]
No picture found Philomachus pugnax []	No picture found Tringa brevipes [Grey-tailed tattler]	No picture found Tringa flavipes [Lesser yellowlegs]
No picture found Tringa guttifer [Spotted greenshank]	No picture found Tringa incana [Wandering tattler]	No picture found Tringa melanoleuca [Greater yellowlegs]
No picture found Tringa nebularia [Common greenshank]	No picture found Tringa semipalmata [Willet]	No picture found Tringa stagnatilis [Marsh sandpiper]
No picture found Tringa totanus [Common redshank]

46 Species of Family Scolopacidae
(sandpipers)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Actitis hypoleucos	Common sandpiper	Indo-West Pacific.
Actitis macularius	Spotted sandpiper	Eastern Pacific and Weste	19 TL
Arenaria interpres	Ruddy turnstone	Northeast Atlantic and In
Arenaria melanocephala	Black turnstone	Arctic
Calidris acuminata	Sharp-tailed sandpiper	Indo-Pacific
Calidris alba	Sanderling	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, A	22 TL
Calidris alpina	Dunlin	Pacific, Atlantic, Wester	23 TL
Calidris bairdii	Baird's sandpiper	Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Calidris canutus	Red knot	Pacific, Atlantic and Ind
Calidris ferruginea	Curlew sandpiper	Indo-West Pacific, Atlant
Calidris fuscicollis	White-rumped sandpiper	Western Atlantic, Eastern
Calidris himantopus	Stilt sandpiper	Northeast Pacific
Calidris maritima	Purple sandpiper	Northeast Atlantic and th
Calidris mauri	Western sandpiper	Arctic and Northeast Paci	18 TL
Calidris melanotos	Pectoral sandpiper	Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Calidris minuta	Little stint	Western Indian Ocean, Eas
Calidris minutilla	Least sandpiper	Western Atlantic and Nort	17 TL
Calidris ptilocnemis	Rock sandpiper	Northeast Pacific
Calidris pusilla	Semipalmated sandpiper	Northern Pacific and Atla
Calidris ruficollis	Red-necked stint	Western Central Pacific
Calidris subminuta	Long-toed stint	Indo-West Pacific and Nor
Calidris temminckii	Temminck's stint	Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atl
Calidris tenuirostris	Great knot	Western Indian Ocean and
Eurynorhynchus pygmeus		Arctic
Limnodromus semipalmatus	Asian dowitcher	Pacific Ocean.
Limosa lapponica	Bar-tailed godwit	Western Pacific
Numenius arquata		Western Central Pacific
Numenius borealis		Arctic and Northeast Atla
Numenius madagascariensis	Far Eastern curlew	Pacific Ocean.
Numenius minutus	Little curlew	Western Central Pacific
Numenius phaeopus	Whimbrel	Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Numenius tahitiensis	Bar-tailed godwit	Pacific Ocean.
Numenius tenuirostris		Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Nor
Phalaropus fulicarius	Red phalarope	Northern and Eastern Paci
Phalaropus lobatus	Red-necked phalarope	Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Oc
Phalaropus tricolor	Wilson's phalarope	Northeast Pacific and Ant
Philomachus pugnax		Western Central Pacific
Tringa brevipes	Grey-tailed tattler	Indo-West Pacific.
Tringa flavipes	Lesser yellowlegs	Pacific Ocean and Atlanti
Tringa guttifer	Spotted greenshank	Indo-West Pacific.
Tringa incana	Wandering tattler	Pacific
Tringa melanoleuca	Greater yellowlegs	Northeast Pacific and Atl
Tringa nebularia	Common greenshank	Indo-West Pacific.
Tringa semipalmata	Willet	Northeast Pacific and Wes
Tringa stagnatilis	Marsh sandpiper	Western Indian Ocean
Tringa totanus	Common redshank	Indo-West Pacific.

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