Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Aves · 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

External Data Sources

Recent sightings on iNaturalist IUCN Red List profile

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