Calidris

Translingual thumb|Calidris ferruginea species Etymology From mul grc καλίδρις, variation of grc σκαλίδρις, a term used by Aristotle for a grey-coloured bird found at the waterside. Proper noun 1 f genus family Scolopacidae Hypernyms genus Hyponyms genus Calidris canutus species (red knot) - type species; Calidris maritima species (purple sandpiper), Calidris bairdii species (Baird's sandpiper), Calidris ruficollis species (red-necked stint), Calidris alba species, Calidris minuta species (little stint), Calidris temminckii species (Temminck's stint), Calidris melanotos species (pectoral sandpiper), Calidris himantopus species (stilt sandpiper), Calidris fuscicollis species (white-rumped sandpiper), Calidris pusilla species (semipalmated sandpiper), Calidris minutilla species (least sandpiper), Calidris alpina species (dunlin), Calidris tenuirostris species (great knot), Calidris ferruginea species (curlew sandpiper), Calidris acuminata species (sharp-tailed sandpiper), Calidris ptilocnemis species (rock sandpiper), Calidris mauri species (western sandpiper), Calidris subminuta species (long-toed stint) - other species References 1 1 1 mul Birds