Sanderling (Calidris alba)
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About Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Pelicans
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
The sanderling is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling, "sand-ploughman". The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific, alba, is Latin for "white".
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2006-02-09
Heron's Head Park, United States of America -
2006-02-16
Ocean Beach, United States of America -
2006-12-01
Isla Floreana - Punta Flores, Ecuador -
2007-01-29
Ocean Beach, United States of America -
2007-06-17
Stone Harbor Point, United States of America -
2007-10-17
Sontecomapan, Mexico -
2008-01-07
Playa de Los Reyes, Mexico -
2009-01-16
Tulum, Mexico -
2009-02-07
Tela, Honduras -
2012-09-19
Sutro Heights--Baths / Land's End, United States of America -
2012-09-19
Sutro Heights--Baths / Land's End, United States of America -
2013-02-02
Pak Thale, Thailand -
2013-04-16
Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.), United States of America -
2013-04-18
Galveston Island, United States of America -
2013-04-19
Bolivar Peninsula, United States of America -
2014-12-26
Ocean Beach, United States of America -
2015-01-10
Half Moon Bay - Pillar Point, United States of America -
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