Calidris


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Noun1.Calidris - a genus of ScolopacidaeCalidris - a genus of Scolopacidae    
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae - sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
Calidris melanotos, pectoral sandpiper, jacksnipe - American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
Calidris canutus, grayback, greyback, knot - a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
Calidris Ferruginea, curlew sandpiper - Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew
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New species of Skrjabinoclava (Nematoda: Acuarioidea) from the Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) (Aves: Scolopacidae).
Blood isotopic ([delta][sup.13]C and [delta][sup.15]N) turnover and diet-tissue fractionation factors in captive Dunlin (Calidris alpina pacifica).
In 2014 72 waterbird species were recorded in the conservation area, including the globally endangered great knot (Calidris tenuirostris), far eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) and spotted greenshank (Tringa guttifer).
The estuary plays a key role as feeding and roosting site for several Nearctic birds (Calidris fuscicollis, Limosa haemastica, Calidris canutus, among others) as well as Patagonian species, such as Charadrius falklandicus, Haematopus leucopodus, and Pluvianellus socialis (Ferrari et al., 2002).
Mole Crabs are the dominant members of the sandy-beach food web in the swash zone at Drakes Beach, and we have often observed Sanderling (Calidris alba), Willet (Tringa semipalmata), and Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) foraging on Mole Crabs along this stretch of shoreline (Stallcup and Evens 2014, pers.
2004: Evidence for sexual partitioning of foraging mode in western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) during migration.
Hernandez MA (2007) Ecologia Trofica del Playero Rojizo (Calidris canutus rufa), Playero de Rabadilla Blanca (Calidris fuscicollisj y Playero Blanco (Calidris alba) en Peninsula Valdes.
This finding suggests a plausible entryway of this gene into Antarctica from South America through the Atlantic or Pacific-American flyway, which are common routes used by shore birds, such as the ruddy turnstone, white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis), and red knot (Calidris canutus) (10).
RESNATUR, CALIDRIS & WWF COLOMBIA, 2004.--manual para el monitoreo de aves migratorias.