Stilt sandpiper
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The stilt sandpiper is a small shorebird. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek; the genus name kalidris or skalidris is a term used by Aristotle for a gray-colored waterside bird. The specific hi
Stilt Sandpiper
Stilt sandpiper in Quintana, Texas
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
Stilt sandpiper
…also refers to the stilt. Formerly placed in its own monotypic genus Micropalama, DNA evidence has now shown that it is deeply embedded in the genus Calidris, where its closest relative is the curlew sandpiper, and next closest to a group of four Eurasian species, red-necked stint, spoon-billed sandpiper…
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Little Stint at Jamnagar, India
Temminck's stint at Jamnagar, India
Long-toed stint (Calidris subminuta) in Kerala