Baird's sandpiper
Calidris bairdii (Coues, 1861)
The baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 39.3 g to 41 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the baird's sandpiper
- Weight
- 39.3 g – 41 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 36 cm – 40 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 20.3 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the baird's sandpiper?
Where does the baird's sandpiper live?
Not recorded
What is the baird's sandpiper?
Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) is a small shorebird. It is among those Calidris species which were formerly sometimes included in the genus Erolia, which was subsumed into the genus Calidris in 1973. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The English name and specific bairdii commemorate Spencer Fullerton Baird, 19th-century naturalist and assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Is the baird's sandpiper endangered?
The baird's sandpiper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the baird's sandpiper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusCalidris
- SpeciesCalidris bairdii (Coues, 1861)
Synonyms Actodromas bairdii, Actodromus bairdii, Ereunetes bairdii, Erolia bairdii, Pisobia bairdi, Tringa bairdii
Other names and names in other languages (70)
- Baird’s sandpiperEnglish
- Baird’s sandpiperEnglish
- BairdstrandloperAfrikaans
- Bairdse StrandloperAfrikaans
- دريجة بيرديةArabic
- mazaricu de BairdAsturian
- Бърдов брегобегачBulgarian
- Дългокрил брегобегачBulgarian
- Sourouc'han-BairdBreton
- territ de BairdCatalan
- jespák dlouhokřídlýCzech
- pibydd BairdWelsh
- Pibyddion BairdWelsh
- BairdsryleDanish
- BairdstrandläuferGerman
- Baird-StrandläuferGerman
- ΛιβαδοσκαλίδραGreek
- Flavbrusta kalidroEsperanto
- longflugila kalidroEsperanto
- Playero de BairdSpanish
- Correlimos de BairdSpanish
- Playerito de BairdSpanish
- Playerito pico finoSpanish
- Playerito unicolorSpanish
- Eskimo rislaEstonian
- eskimo risla e. eskimo rüdiEstonian
- Eskimo rüdiEstonian
- eskimosirriFinnish
- SlankugrælingurFaroese
- Bécasseau de BairdFrench
- Gobadán bárdIrish
- Gobadáinín BairdIrish
- Gobadán BhairdIrish
- Trìlleachan GlasScottish Gaelic
- Pilro de BairdGalician
- Leayrane BairdManx
- Chululu'iGuarani
- Bekasin zèl longHaitian Creole
- חופיתHebrew
- חופית בירדHebrew
- bairdov žalarCroatian
- Baird-partfutóHungarian
- TweetweeInuktitut
- LeirutítaIcelandic
- Gambecchio di BairdItalian
- ヒメウズラシギJapanese
- saarfaarsunnaqKalaallisut
- Calidris bairdiiLatin
- baltapilvis bėgikasLithuanian
- ilgasparnis bėgikasLithuanian
- garspārnu šņibītisLatvian
- Bairds strandloperDutch
- gulbrystsnipeNorwegian Nynorsk
- Snepi BairdPapiamento
- biegus długoskrzydłyPolish
- Pilrito de BairdPortuguese
- maçarico-de-bico-finoPortuguese
- pilrito-de-bico-finoPortuguese
- FiskesvirošNorthern Sami
- pobrežník plavýSlovak
- vrtorepi prodnikSlovenian
- Crnoleđa sprutkaSerbian
- gulbröstad snäppaSwedish
- Uzun Kanatlı KumkuşuTurkish
- Бэрдов песочникUkrainian
- Побережник БердаUkrainian
- побережник канадськийUkrainian
- 白腹滨鹬Chinese
- 黑腰滨鹬Chinese
- 黑腰濱鷸Chinese
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Relatives of the baird's sandpiper
Other species in the same genus Calidris.
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red knot
Calidris canutus
Little stint
Calidris minuta
Temminck's stint
Calidris temminckii
CompareBaird's sandpiper vs RuffBaird's sandpiper vs SanderlingBaird's sandpiper vs DunlinBaird's sandpiper vs Red knot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the baird's sandpiper?
An adult baird's sandpiper weighs 39.3 g – 41 g and has a wingspan of 36 cm – 40 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the baird's sandpiper endangered?
The baird's sandpiper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the baird's sandpiper?
The baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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