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Sanderling

Calidris alba

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 15,194, February 11,222, March 17,582, April 27,661, May 39,883, June 43,489, July 46,537, August 40,021, September 29,383, October 21,932, November 11,985, December 9,367.
Alaska314,255
Canada252,993
Ontario112,864
Michigan51,890
United States51,264
New Hampshire21,844
British Columbia21,073
Illinois19,182
Ohio15,504
Wisconsin12,721

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderShorebirds and Allies · Charadriiformes
FamilySandpipers and Allies · Scolopacidae
GenusCalidris Sandpipers · Calidris

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Sources

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Practise Sanderling with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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