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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

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Also known as Calidris acuminata

species of bird

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The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (*Calidris acuminata*) is a species of bird within the family Scolopacidae and order Charadriiformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata, with its taxonomic status accepted under the authority of Horsfield, 1821. The species is also referred to by the common names Острохвостый песочник, ウズラシギ, and นกชายเลนกระหม่อมแดง.

This marine habitat dweller has a wingspan of 39.5 and a mass of 70.3. Its taxonomic range includes South America and Africa. The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper has a litter size of 4 and a longest observed lifespan of 6 years. According to the IUCN Red List, the species was assessed as Vulnerable in 2022.

Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Vulnerable

sharp-tailed sandpiper

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCharadriiformes
  4. FamilyScolopacidae
Habitatmarine

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Calidris
Mass
63.5
Image
Calidris acuminata P4278959.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Vulnerable
Commons category
Calidris acuminata
taxon name
Calidris acuminata
wingspan
39.5
litter size
4
longest observed lifespan
6
taxon common name
尖尾滨鹬
short name
C. acuminata
taxon range
Africa
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Encyclopedic overview

The sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) is a small-medium migratory wader or shorebird, found mostly in Siberia during the summer breeding period (June to August) and Australia for wintering (September to March).

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sharp-tailed Sandpiper” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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