Species

Calidris fuscicollis (White-rumped sandpiper)

Calidris fuscicollis. Photo: (c) Hannah Floyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) is a small shorebird that breeds in the northern tundra of Canada and Alaska. This bird can be difficult to distinguish from other similar tiny shorebirds; these are known collectively as “peeps” or “stints”.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds and allies)
        Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
        Genus: Calidris (Calidris sandpipers)
        Species: Calidris fuscicollis (White-rumped sandpiper)

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