Sanderling
Calidris alba(Pallas, PS, 1764)
English (US) Sanderling
The Sanderling (Calidris alba) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies) in the order Charadriiformes.
- Scientific name
- Calidris alba
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sanderling
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1764)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Calidris alba alba
- Calidris alba rubida
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trynga alba
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1764)
- Type locality
- Coast of the North Sea.
- Original description
- Adumbratiunculæ. Avium variarum praecedenti elencho insertarum, sed quæ in Systemate Naturæ Illustr. Linnæi nondum extant p.7 no.320
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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