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BirdUp · Species

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopus(Bonaparte, 1826)

Origin: Native
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Calidris

At a glance

The Stilt Sandpiper, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

Origin
Native
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Common
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The stilt sandpiper is a small shorebird. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek; the genus name kalidris or skalidris is a term used by Aristotle for a gray-colored waterside bird. The specific himantopus means "strap foot" or "thong foot", and also refers to the stilt.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a Stilt Sandpiper?

The Stilt Sandpiper is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar
  4. Apr
  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct
  11. Nov
  12. Dec

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Stilt Sandpiper live in Australia?

The Stilt Sandpiper is native to Australia, recorded across 6 of Australia’s bioregions, with a core range spanning high and low Arctic tundra to taiga edge of north Nearctic.

BreedingHigh and low Arctic tundra to taiga edge of north Nearctic: North Slope of Alaska and north Canada to south Victoria I. (north-central Canada); also locally west coasts of Hudson and James bays

Non-breedingCoastal and inland Mexico and throughout the West Indies; in Central America mainly along Pacific coast; coastal South America to Peru and north Brazil, and in pampas of north-central Argentina

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Passage
  • Non-breeding

3 regions recorded