Broad-billed sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
The broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) is a bird in the family Scolopacidae and the order Charadriiformes. It is a small, migratory bird of wetland habitat, weighing 37.1 g with a wingspan from 34 to 39 cm.
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Quick facts about the broad-billed sandpiper
It is a carnivore classed as an aquatic predator, with a terrestrial foraging lifestyle. The IUCN Red List assesses it globally as Vulnerable (VU), a threatened category, and checklists record it in Australia.
- Weight
- 37.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 34 cm – 39 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 6.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 6.83 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 21.3 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
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the broad-billed sandpiper?
Photos of the broad-billed sandpiper
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Where does the broad-billed sandpiper live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The broad-billed sandpiper is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
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Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the broad-billed sandpiper?
The broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) is a small wader. The scientific specific name falcinellus is the diminutive from Latin falx, falcis, "a small sickle". It was formerly treated in its own monospecific genus Limicola, but this was found to be embedded within the wider genus Calidris, into which it was transferred in 2004.
Within the genus Calidris, the broad-billed sandpiper is most closely related to the sharp-tailed sandpiper (C. acuminata).
The two subspecies are:
C. f. falcinellus – breeds northern Scandinavia, northwest Russia; winters east Africa, Middle East, India
C. f. sibirica – breeds central and eastern Siberia; winters southeast Asia
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Is the broad-billed sandpiper endangered?
The broad-billed sandpiper is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the broad-billed sandpiper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusCalidris
- SpeciesCalidris falcinellus (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Synonyms Limicola falcinellus, Limicola platyrhyncha, Tringa platyrhincha
Other names and names in other languages (87)
- BreebekstrandloperAfrikaans
- BreëbekstrandloperAfrikaans
- دريجة عريضة المنقارArabic
- الطيطوى عريضة المنقارArabic
- Mazaricu PaticortuAsturian
- Lil cüllütüAzerbaijani
- Кулік-гразевікBelarusian
- Кулiк-гразевiкBelarusian
- БлатобегачBulgarian
- মোটাঠুঁটো বাটানBangla
- Ar sourouc'han beg ledanBreton
- territ becadellCatalan
- Пылчӑк кайӑкӗChuvash
- jespáček ploskozobýCzech
- Pibydd LlydanbigWelsh
- Pibyddion LlydanbigWelsh
- KærløberDanish
- SumpfläuferGerman
- SumpläuferGerman
- ΡαβδοσκαλίδραGreek
- ΠικατσονεραλλίδιGreek
- larĝbeka kalidroEsperanto
- Correlimos falcineloSpanish
- plüttEstonian
- تلیله نوک پهنPersian
- jänkäsirriäinenFinnish
- MórugrælingurFaroese
- Bécasseau falcinelleFrench
- Bécasseau platyrrhynqueFrench
- Gobadán gobleathanIrish
- Gros Maringouin blancgcf
- Pilro falcineloGalician
- חרמשיתHebrew
- plosnatokljuni žalarCroatian
- sárjáróHungarian
- ՏիղմակտցարArmenian
- Kedidi paruh-lebarIndonesian
- Burung Kedidi Paruh-lebarIndonesian
- EfjutítaIcelandic
- Gambecchio frullinoItalian
- キリアイJapanese
- მელაფეGeorgian
- ТұнбашыKazakh
- 송곳부리도요Korean
- Plokšciasnapis begikasLithuanian
- plokščiasnapis bėgikasLithuanian
- DūņšņibisLatvian
- dūņšņībisLatvian
- dūņšņibītisLatvian
- СвиркачMacedonian
- блатен свиркачMacedonian
- വരയൻ മണലൂതിMalayalam
- Beggazzina ta' MunqarhaMaltese
- Сянби шалчиг - ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨᠪᠢ ᠱᠠᠯᠴᠢᠭMongolian
- Burung Kedidi Paruh LebarMalay
- BreedbekstrandloperDutch
- fjellmyrløparNorwegian Nynorsk
- fjellmyrløperNorwegian
- biegus płaskodziobyPolish
- pilrito-de-bico-grossoPortuguese
- Rivarel dal bec ladRomansh
- Prundaş de nămolRomanian
- Prundaș de nămolRomanian
- ГрязовикRussian
- SuotnjolirášNorthern Sami
- suotnjočoavžžuNorthern Sami
- SuotnjocovzošNorthern Sami
- suotnjočovžžošNorthern Sami
- brehárik ploskozobýSlovak
- ploskokljunecSlovenian
- Vrapuesi sqepshtypurAlbanian
- Pljosnokljuna sprutkaSerbian
- Пљоснокљуна спруткаSerbian
- Pljosnokljuni žalar - Плјосноклјуни жаларSerbian
- myrsnäppaSwedish
- Chokowe Domo-panaSwahili
- Agandra Alagu UllanTamil
- นกชายเลนปากกว้างThai
- Sürmeli KumkuşuTurkish
- Geniş-gagalı Balçık KuşuTurkish
- Малгаш-элезинчиTuvinian
- Болотяний побережникUkrainian
- побережник болотянийUkrainian
- Chim Rẽ mỏ rộngVietnamese
- 寬嘴鷸Chinese
- 寬嘴鷸〔闊嘴鷸〕Chinese
- 阔嘴鹬Chinese
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Relatives of the broad-billed 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
CompareBroad-billed sandpiper vs RuffBroad-billed sandpiper vs SanderlingBroad-billed sandpiper vs DunlinBroad-billed sandpiper vs Red knot
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the broad-billed sandpiper?
The broad-billed sandpiper is a bird in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes.
How big is the broad-billed sandpiper?
It is a small bird weighing 37.1 g, with a wingspan from 34 to 39 cm.
What does the broad-billed sandpiper eat?
It is a carnivore in the aquatic predator diet category.
Is the broad-billed sandpiper endangered?
It is listed as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List, which is a threatened category.
Which countries is the broad-billed sandpiper recorded in?
Checklists record it in Australia.
How many eggs does the broad-billed sandpiper lay?
It lays 4 eggs per clutch, with 1 clutch per year, and incubation lasts 21.3 days.
How long does the broad-billed sandpiper live?
Its lifespan is 6.8 years.
Who named the broad-billed sandpiper?
It was named Calidris falcinellus by (Pontoppidan, 1763).
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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