Curlew sandpiper
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The curlew sandpiper is a small wader. It is a long-distance migrant, breeding in the bogs and coastal lowlands of the Siberian Arctic, arriving there in June and staying until August or September. Af
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea, winter adult, Pak Thale
A curlew sandpiper in flight, displaying its prominent white wingstripe and rump
Juvenile plumage on autumn migration, Sweden
Calidris
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Calidris is a genus of Arctic-breeding, strongly migratory wading birds in the family Scolopacidae. These birds form huge mixed flocks on coasts and estuaries in winter. They are small to medium-sized
Curlew sandpiper
…along with other small sandpipers; in 1816, Louis Pierre Vieillot even considered it the type species of that genus. It was later moved to the genus Calidris. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey waterside birds. The specific epithet ferruginea…
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Little Stint at Jamnagar, India
Temminck's stint at Jamnagar, India
Long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta) in Kerala