Semipalmated Sandpiper

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Semipalmated Sandpiper (<em>Calidris pusilla</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em>Scolopacidae</em>) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.

Overview

Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Calidris; binomial: Calidris pusilla; authority: (Linnaeus, 1766).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Nearctic and the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: MA, SA, Caribbean : subtropical to tropical coastal Neotropics: from Isthmus of Tehuantepec (sw Mexico) to far n Chile and Galápagos (e Pacific), throughout Caribbean and from n Yucatan Pen. to ne Brazil (w Atlantic).

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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