Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Purple Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Described by: Bruennich (1764)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Erolia maritima
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Range
Ne. Nearctic and nw. Palearctic;
W. and se. Greenland, Iceland, Faeroes, Spitsbergen (Svalbard), Bear Is., Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya, Severnaya Zemlya and New Siberian Is. s. to the Arctic coasts of Scandinavia, nc. Siberia on the Taimyr Peninsula. Ne. North America on Melville Is., Bathurst Is., Devon Is., Bylot and Baffin Is. s. to Southampton Is. and Belcher Islands and nc. James Bay on n. Twin Is.
Winters in ne. United States and nw. Europe.
Videos
Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Feb 19, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is standing on a rock.
Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Feb 19, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is standing on a rock.
Sounds
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics
References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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