Purple Sandpiper

Overview

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

Scientific Classification

Genus: Calidris; binomial: Calidris maritima; authority: (Brünnich, 1764).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Nearctic and the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: e NA, w Europe : rocky North Atlantic coasts: Iceland, Faroe Is., British Isles, Scandinavia and w Europe (e North Atlantic); Labrador and Gulf of St. Lawrence (se Canada) to North Carolina (w North Atlantic).

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Treat as monotypic; includes groenlandica, littoralis and belcheri (Dugger & Dugger 2002).