Semipalmated sandpiper
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The semipalmated sandpiper is a very 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 pusilla is Latin for "very small". Wikipedia
Scientific name: Calidris pusilla
Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing)
Mass: 0.95 oz (Adult)
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Calidris
Order: Charadriiformes
Source: Encyclopedia of Life