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Calidris
genus of Scolopacidae within Charadriiformes

trivial name latin name name specimens
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Calidris alpina 041 041
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Calidris canutus 016 016
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Calidris alba 002 002
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Calidris ferruginea 003 003
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Calidris minuta 003 003
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Calidris temminckii 004 004
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Calidris pugnax 004 004
Pectoral sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Calidris melanotos 001 001
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Calidris maritima 001 001
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris ruficollis 002 002
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Calidris tenuirostris 002 002
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Calidris falcinellus 001 001

Species comparison1)

Genus Calidris: maximal number primaries: 10, maximal number secondaries: 17, maximal number retrices: 12
1) According to Hartmann (2000a, 2000b and 2016)

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