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Species
Least Concernwestern sandpiper
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCharadriiformes
- FamilyScolopacidae
Habitatmarine
Observations21,114
via IUCN
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Encyclopedic overview
The western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) is a small migratory shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific mauri commemorates Italian botanist Ernesto Mauri (1791–1836).
This is one of the most abundant shorebird species in North America, with a population in the millions.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Western Sandpiper” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.