Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Spoon-billed Sandpiper
	non-breeding
	breeding
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Family:	Scolopacidae
Genus:	Calidris
Species:	C. pygmeus
Binomial name
	Calidris pygmeus; ???
Synonyms
	Eurynorhynchus pygmeus

File:Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmeus) @ Chukotka, Russian Far East

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The Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmeus cal-ID-ris pig-ME-us; genus name: from Greek: kalidris a speckled water bird; species name: a dwarf, in reference to its size^[3]) is a small wader which breeds in northeastern Russia and winters in Southeast Asia.

Other names[edit]

Description[edit]

A small sandpiper that's about 6"^[3]-6¼"^[4] (15-16 cm) long. Has a spoon-shaped bill (at tip) which may be difficult to see^[3]^[4];

Similar species[edit]

Similar to the Red-necked Stint^[5]^[4], but smaller and with all-white underparts^[3]; be careful of other Calidris with mud on their bills^[4].

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Distribution/habitat[edit]

References[edit]

^ BirdLife International (2012). "Eurynorhynchus pygmeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
^ John H. Boyd III (November 10, 2011). "CHARADRIIFORMES". TiF Checklist. Retrieved 20-04-2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Terres, John K. (1980). The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0394466519.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dunn, Jon L. and Alderfer, Jonathan (2011). National Geographic Guide to the Birds of North America. National Geographic Society. ISBN 1426200722.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Bellrose, Frank C. and The Audubon Society (1983). The Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding. National Geographic Society. ISBN 1426200722.

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This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Charadriiformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each charadriiform, including made-up species.

This article is part of Project Scolopacidae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each sandpiper, including made-up species.

[IUCN2012-1] BirdLife International (2012). "Eurynorhynchus pygmeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

[TiF8-2] John H. Boyd III (November 10, 2011). "CHARADRIIFORMES". TiF Checklist. Retrieved 20-04-2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[Encyclopedia-3] Terres, John K. (1980). The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0394466519.

[America-4] Dunn, Jon L. and Alderfer, Jonathan (2011). National Geographic Guide to the Birds of North America. National Geographic Society. ISBN 1426200722.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Master_Guide-5] Bellrose, Frank C. and The Audubon Society (1983). The Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding. National Geographic Society. ISBN 1426200722.

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