| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calidris acuminata (Horsfield, 1821) |
Sharp-tailed sandpiper | Indo-Pacific | |
| Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764) |
Sanderling | Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctic and the Arctic | 22 |
| Calidris alpina (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Dunlin | Pacific, Atlantic, Western Indian Ocean and the Arctic | 23 |
| Calidris bairdii (Coues, 1861) |
Baird's sandpiper | Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean | |
| Calidris canutus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Red knot | Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Arctic | |
| Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763) |
Curlew sandpiper | Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic and the Arctic | |
| Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot, 1819) |
White-rumped sandpiper | Western Atlantic, Eastern Pacific and the Arctic | |
| Calidris himantopus (Bonaparte, 1826) |
Stilt sandpiper | Northeast Pacific | |
| Calidris maritima (Brünnich, 1764) |
Purple sandpiper | Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic | |
| Calidris mauri (Cabanis, 1857) |
Western sandpiper | Arctic and Northeast Pacific | 18 |
| Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819) |
Pectoral sandpiper | Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean | |
| Calidris minuta (Leisler, 1812) |
Little stint | Western Indian Ocean, Eastern Atlantic, Arctic and Mediterranean | |
| Calidris minutilla (Vieillot, 1819) |
Least sandpiper | Western Atlantic and Northeast Pacific | 17 |
| Calidris ptilocnemis (Coues, 1873) |
Rock sandpiper | Northeast Pacific | |
| Calidris pusilla (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Semipalmated sandpiper | Northern Pacific and Atlantic Ocean | |
| Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776) |
Red-necked stint | Western Central Pacific | |
| Calidris subminuta (Middendorff, 1853) |
Long-toed stint | Indo-West Pacific and Northeast Atlantic | |
| Calidris temminckii (Leisler, 1812) |
Temminck's stint | Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atlantic and the Arctic | |
| Calidris tenuirostris (Horsfield, 1821) |
Great knot | Western Indian Ocean and Northwest Pacific |