Directory of Calidris Resources

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This genus includes the sandpipers, knots, stints, the Sanderling, and the Dunlin.

Resources in This Category

• Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

  http://www.oceanwanderers.com/BairdsSand.html
  Photos of the juvenile and adult of this species, including brief facts about its range, foraging habits, and physical traits.

• Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

  http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i2440id.html
  Identification tips, photo, and taxonomy chart for this species.

• Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)

  http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/birds/speciesacc/accounts/sandpipe/minutill/account.htm
  Provides facts about the physical characteristics, distribution, reproduction, and behavior of this shorebird.

• Little Stint (Calidris minuta)

  http://www.oceanwanderers.com/LtStint.html
  Describes the difference in physical appearance between this bird and similar species. Includes photos.

• Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

  http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/pectoralsandpiper.html
  Offers photos and details about this bird's breeding, migration, and physical traits.

• Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)

  http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/birds/speciesacc/accounts/sandpipe/maritima/account.htm
  Species account describes this shorebird's identifying traits, distribution, nesting, and behavior. Includes a photo and sound file.

• Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)

  http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/redneckedstint.html
  Physical traits and breeding range of this New Zealand migratory bird. Includes illustration.

• Sanderling (Calidris alba)

  http://www.nenature.com/Sanderling.htm
  Photo, habitat, diet, and physical characteristics of this bird.

• Sanderling: Calidris alba

  https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/653/articles/introduction
  Introduction to this species, from Birds of North America Online, with a photograph and range map.

• Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)

  http://www.oceanwanderers.com/WestSand.1.html
  Photographs of this species in California.

 

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