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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
RuffCalidris pugnax
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 15,926 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 7,954 |
| Canada | 2,592 |
| Australia | 1,965 |
| Hawaii | 1,512 |
| British Columbia | 1,454 |
| Washington | 1,236 |
| California | 1,147 |
| Victoria | 836 |
| Oregon | 785 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Shorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes |
| Family | Sandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae |
| Genus | Calidris Sandpipers · Calidris |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sharp-tailed Sandpiper with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.