Species profile
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Quick answer
Occasional Migrant; Occasional Wintering. Rodrigues et al. (2010)
- Scientific name
- Calidris maritima
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Calidris
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Purple Sandpiper in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.