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  • Western Sandpiper, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Western Sandpiper, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) José Antonio Linage Espinosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Western Sandpiper, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) ian wetton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

  • Western Sandpiper, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) BJ Stacey, all rights reserved

  • Western Sandpiper, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Victor W Fazio III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Mikael Behrens, all rights reserved

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Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

Worldwide
24,057 observations
Group
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iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) is a 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 mauri commemorates Italian botanist Ernesto Mauri (1791–1836).

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