genus
Calidris
Calidris is a genus in the family Scolopacidae. This database currently files 26 species under it, 7 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.
- Species filed
- 26
- Threatened
- 7
- Countries recorded
- 1
- With a free photo
- 92%
- Weight range
- 21.1 g – 201 g
Best-known members of Calidris
Ranked by popularity score.
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red knot
Calidris canutus
Little stint
Calidris minuta
Temminck's stint
Calidris temminckii
Curlew sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Broad-billed sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
How threatened is Calidris?
24 of 26 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 4% |
| ENEndangered | 1 | 4% |
| VUVulnerable | 5 | 21% |
| NTNear Threatened | 6 | 25% |
| LCLeast Concern | 11 | 46% |
Where is Calidris found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10+
All species in Calidris
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | Scolopacidae | Least Concern | 131.7 g | Not recorded |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | Least Concern | 51.7 g | Not recorded |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Scolopacidae | Near Threatened | 51.9 g | Not recorded |
| Red knot | Calidris canutus | Scolopacidae | Near Threatened | 141.9 g | 1 |
| Little stint | Calidris minuta | Scolopacidae | Least Concern | 21.1 g | Not recorded |
| Temminck's stint | Calidris temminckii | Scolopacidae | Least Concern | 23 g | Not recorded |
| Curlew sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Scolopacidae | Vulnerable | 58.1 g | 1 |
| Broad-billed sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | Scolopacidae | Vulnerable | 37.1 g | 1 |
| Pectoral sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Scolopacidae | Least Concern | 79.7 g | Not recorded |
| Purple sandpiper | Calidris maritima | Scolopacidae | Least Concern | 65.1 g | Not recorded |
| Long-toed stint | Calidris subminuta | Scolopacidae | Least Concern | 30.2 g | 1 |
| Buff-breasted sandpiper | Calidris subruficollis | Scolopacidae | Vulnerable | 62.1 g | Not recorded |
| Great knot | Calidris tenuirostris | Scolopacidae | Endangered | 192 g | 1 |
| Sharp-tailed sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | Scolopacidae | Vulnerable | 66.1 g | 1 |
| White-rumped sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | Scolopacidae | Vulnerable | 43 g | Not recorded |
| Red-necked stint | Calidris ruficollis | Scolopacidae | Near Threatened | 26.8 g | 1 |
| Spoon-billed sandpiper | Calidris pygmaea | Scolopacidae | Critically Endangered | 31.7 g | Not recorded |
| Baird's sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | Scolopacidae | Least Concern | 41 g | Not recorded |
| Stilt sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | Scolopacidae | Near Threatened | 57.2 g | Not recorded |
| Western sandpiper | Calidris mauri | Scolopacidae | Least Concern | 27.8 g | Not recorded |
| Least sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | Scolopacidae | Near Threatened | 22.9 g | Not recorded |
| Semipalmated sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | Scolopacidae | Near Threatened | 27.5 g | Not recorded |
| Rock sandpiper | Calidris ptilocnemis | Scolopacidae | Least Concern | 81.3 g | Not recorded |
| Surfbird | Calidris virgata | Scolopacidae | Least Concern | 201 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Eurynorhynchus griseus | Scolopacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Falcinellus striatus | Scolopacidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |