Rock Sandpiper
Calidris ptilocnemis(Coues, E, 1873)
English (US) Rock Sandpiper
The Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis) 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 ptilocnemis
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rock Sandpiper
- Described by
- (Coues, E, 1873)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Calidris ptilocnemis tschuktschorum
- Calidris ptilocnemis ptilocnemis
- Calidris ptilocnemis couesi
- Calidris ptilocnemis quarta
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tringa ptilocnemis
- Described by
- (Coues, E, 1873)
- Type locality
- St. Georges Island, Pribilof Isl. (=Seal Islands), Alaska
- Original description
- Report on the Prybilov group, or, Seal islands, of Alaska not paged,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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