Baird’s Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
- Family
- Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
- Order
- Charadriiformes
Overview
This bird flies
Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) is a small shorebird. It is among those Calidris species which were formerly sometimes included in the genus Erolia, which was subsumed into the genus Calidris in 1973. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The English name and specific bairdii commemorate Spencer Fullerton Baird, 19th-century naturalist and assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Range and habitat
Breeds high Arctic dry tundra from Wrangel Island to eastern Chukotskiy Peninsula (northeastern Siberia) through northern and central Alaska, northern Canada including Arctic islands from Banks to Ellesmere and Baffin islands, and northwestern Greenland; winters in mountains and coastally from southern Peru through Chile and southern Argentina.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Baird's sandpiper
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
