Species profile
Semipalmated/western Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Quick answer
Regular Migrante; Occasional Wintering. Rodrigues et al. (2010)
- Scientific name
- Calidris pusilla
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Genus
- Calidris
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Semipalmated/western Sandpiper in your journal
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