Semipalmated sandpiper
Calidris pusilla (Linnaeus, 1766)
The semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 24.8 g to 27.5 g and live up to 12.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the semipalmated sandpiper
- Weight
- 24.8 g – 27.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 34 cm – 37 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 12.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 19.3 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 19.9 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the semipalmated sandpiper?
Where does the semipalmated sandpiper live?
Not recorded
What is the semipalmated sandpiper?
The semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) is a very small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific pusilla is Latin for "very small".
Within the genus Calidris, the semipalmated sandpiper is most closely related to the western sandpiper (Calidris mauri). It was formerly sometimes separated with some other stints in either Ereunetes or Erolia, but these placements would leave the rest of Calidris a paraphyletic group.
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What does the semipalmated sandpiper sound like?
Is the semipalmated sandpiper endangered?
The semipalmated sandpiper is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the semipalmated sandpiper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusCalidris
- SpeciesCalidris pusilla (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Ereunetes pusillus, Eurenetes pusillus, Tringa pusilla, Tringa semipalmata
Other names and names in other languages (72)
- Pond birdEnglish
- Semi-palmated sandpiperEnglish
- دريجة شبه مكففةArabic
- Пясъчен брегобегачBulgarian
- Малък ципокрак брегобегачBulgarian
- Sourouc'han dambalvezekBreton
- territ semipalmatCatalan
- jespák srostloprstýCzech
- pibydd llwydWelsh
- Pibyddion LlwydWelsh
- tyknæbbet dværgryleDanish
- SandstrandläuferGerman
- Sand-StrandläuferGerman
- Καναδέζικη ΝανοσκαλίδραGreek
- Pigmea kalidroEsperanto
- duonpalmopieda kalidroEsperanto
- Playerito enanoSpanish
- Correlimos SemipalmadoSpanish
- Correlimos semipalmeadoSpanish
- Playerito SemipalmadoSpanish
- Playero graciosoSpanish
- Playero semipalmadoSpanish
- Playero semipalmeadoSpanish
- HallrislaEstonian
- hallrisla e. hallrüdiEstonian
- HallrüdiEstonian
- آبچلیک نیمهپردهپاPersian
- kanadansirriFinnish
- Kanadansirri KääpiösirriFinnish
- Bécasseau semipalméFrench
- Gobadán mionbhosachIrish
- Gobadáinín MionbhosachIrish
- Gobadán leathscamallachIrish
- Alouettegcf
- Pilro semipalmadoGalician
- Leayrane lieh-vassaghManx
- Chululu'iGuarani
- Ti Bekasin janm nwaHaitian Creole
- חופיתHebrew
- חופית אמריקניתHebrew
- žalar pješčarCroatian
- kis partfutóHungarian
- FitjatítaIcelandic
- Piro-piro semipalmatoItalian
- Gambecchio semipalmatoItalian
- ヒレアシトウネンJapanese
- tundrinis bėgikasLithuanian
- mažasis smiltinukasLithuanian
- smilšu šņibītisLatvian
- Tábąąsdísístłʼinii dinilbáhígííNavajo
- grijze strandloperDutch
- Kleine grijze strandloperDutch
- sandsnipeNorwegian Nynorsk
- Snepi GrisPapiamento
- Snepi Pia PretuPapiamento
- biegus tundrowyPolish
- pilrito-rasteirinhoPortuguese
- maçarico-rasteirinhoPortuguese
- pilrito-semipalmadoPortuguese
- Малый песочникRussian
- VuottasvirošNorthern Sami
- pobrežník piesočnýSlovak
- krpljasti prodnikSlovenian
- Poluopnasta sprutkaSerbian
- sandsnäppaSwedish
- வலசை வரும் உள்ளான்Tamil
- Perdeli KumkuşuTurkish
- побережник тундровийUkrainian
- Довгопалий побережникUkrainian
- Побережник довгопалийUkrainian
- 半蹼滨鹬Chinese
- 半蹼濱鷸Chinese
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Relatives of the semipalmated 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
CompareSemipalmated sandpiper vs RuffSemipalmated sandpiper vs SanderlingSemipalmated sandpiper vs DunlinSemipalmated sandpiper vs Red knot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the semipalmated sandpiper?
An adult semipalmated sandpiper weighs 24.8 g – 27.5 g and has a wingspan of 34 cm – 37 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the semipalmated sandpiper endangered?
The semipalmated sandpiper is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
How long does the semipalmated sandpiper live?
The semipalmated sandpiper has a recorded lifespan of 12.1 years.
What kind of animal is the semipalmated sandpiper?
The semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
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