Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
About the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
The sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) is a small-medium migratory wader or shorebird, found mostly in Siberia during the summer breeding period (June to August) and Australia for wintering (September to March). Within the genus Calidris the sharp-tailed sandpiper is most closely related to the broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus). The genus name calidris comes from the Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific acuminata is from Latin acuminatus, 'sharp, pointed'.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 14 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Australia, Madagascar, Mongolia, Russia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdiirecording
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusrecording
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginearecording
- DunlinCalidris alpinarecording
- Little StintCalidris minutarecording
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.