Sanderling

Calidris alba

Summary 7

The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling, "sand-ploughman". The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alba is Latin for "white".

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Paul van de Velde, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/dordrecht-holland/15224098229/
  2. (c) 1999 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=1145&one=T
  3. 1999 Nick Kurzenko, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=115589&one=T
  4. 1999 Nick Kurzenko, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=115537&one=T
  5. 1999 Nick Kurzenko, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=115536&one=T
  6. 1999 Nick Kurzenko, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=115590&one=T
  7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calidris_alba

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