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    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Kyle Blaney, all rights reserved

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    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Dan LaVorgna, all rights reserved

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Kent Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Kent Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) David Beadle, all rights reserved

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    (c) Dan LaVorgna, all rights reserved

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Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

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About

The purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 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 maritima is from Latin and means "of the sea", from mare, "sea".

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