Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

The semipalmated sandpiper 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".

Scientific name

Calidris pusilla

Family

Sandpipers and Allies

IUCN status

NT