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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.
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Species
Vulnerablesharp-tailed sandpiper
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyScolopacidae
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
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- 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.