Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
VulnerableAves · Charadriiformes · Scolopacidae
About
The broad-billed sandpiper is a small wading bird. The scientific specific name falcinellus is the diminutive from Latin falx, falcis, "a small sickle". It was formerly treated in its own monospecific genus Limicola, but this was found to be embedded within the wider genus Calidris, into which it was transferred in 2004.
Fun Fact
The scientific specific name falcinellus is the diminutive from Latin falx, falcis, "a small sickle".
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitat is wet taiga bogs in Arctic northern Scandinavia and Siberia, in two disjunct regions, representing the two subspecies.
Diet
Eat insects and other small invertebrates.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Degradation
- Overexploitation
- Invasive Species
- Climate Change