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Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
IUCN Red List status: Vulnerable
IUCN Red List status
- Worldwide
- 11,169 observations
- Group
- Birds
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About
The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific ferruginea is from Latin ferrugo, ferruginis, "iron rust" referring to its colour in breeding plumage.
Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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