Broad-billed Sandpiper
Also known as Calidris falcinellus, Limicola falcinellus
species of bird
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The Broad-billed Sandpiper is a small shorebird recognized by its distinctive broad, flat bill and is found across northern regions of Europe and Asia. This species is notable for its remarkable migratory journeys between its Arctic breeding grounds and wintering areas in Africa and Asia, making it an important indicator of habitat health along major bird migration routes.
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The broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) is a small wading bird. The scientific specific name falcinellus is the diminutive from Latin falx, falcis, "a small sickle". It was formerly treated in its own monospecific genus Limicola, but this was found to be embedded within the wider genus Calidris, into which it was transferred in 2004.
Within the genus Calidris, the broad-billed sandpiper is most closely related to the sharp-tailed sandpiper (C. acuminata).