| Western sandpiper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Calidris |
| Species: | C. mauri
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| Binomial name | |
| Calidris mauri (Cabanis, 1857)
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| Synonyms | |
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Ereunetes mauri | |
The western sandpiper (Calidris mauri) is a small shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific mauri commemorates Italian botanist Ernesto Mauri (1791–1836).[2]
This is one of the most abundant shorebird species in North America, with a population in the millions.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Calidris mauri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693376A93401409. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693376A93401409.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 84, 243. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.