Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Summary 7

The semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) is a very small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific pusilla is Latin for "very small".

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  2. (c) Wikimedia Commons, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Calidris-pusilla-001.jpg/460px-Calidris-pusilla-001.jpg
  3. (c) Cláudio Dias Timm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/5349850457_fc29497ecb.jpg
  4. (c) Wayne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/2876983816_6a64cc6165_o.jpg
  5. (c) Bear Golden Retriever from auburn,ny, usa, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Calidris_pusilla_Long_Beach_Island_NJ.jpg
  6. Bowman, Tim, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/21061.jpg
  7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calidris_pusilla

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