Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Spoon-billed Sandpiper (<em>Calidris pygmaea</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em>Scolopacidae</em>) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Overview
Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Calidris; binomial: Calidris pygmaea; authority: (Linnaeus, 1758).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: OR : coastal mudflats from Taiwan and ec China to Bangladesh; mainly Thailand, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Spoon-billed Sandpiper is moved from monotypic Eurynorhynchus to Calidris (Gibson & Baker 2012; Banks 2012). Original spelling pygmea is a misspelled Latin word which requires correction to pygmaea (Dickinson & Christidis 2014 Corrigenda to H&M 4; Vol. 1).
