Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus(Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
English (US) Broad-billed Sandpiper
The Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) 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 falcinellus
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Described by
- (Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Calidris falcinellus falcinellus
- Calidris falcinellus sibirica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Scolopax Falcinellus
- Described by
- (Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
- Type locality
- No locality = Siaelandia ex Orn. Boreal., p. 49.
- Original description
- Den Danske Atlas eller Konge-Riget Dannemark (etc.) 1 p.623
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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