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Baird’s Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) — Shorebirds, Gulls & Auks of North America.
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The Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) is a member of the Scolopacidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America. Adults weigh 41 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Charadriiformes
- Family Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Genus Calidris
- Species bairdii
Where it lives
High Arctic (locally to subarctic) dry tundra: Wrangel I. (north of northeastern Siberia and eastern Chukotskiy Pen. (far northeastern Siberia), northern, central Alaska, northern Canada including Arctic islands from Banks to Ellesmere and Baffin is. and northwestern Greenland
Quick facts
- Weight
- 41 g
- Diet
- Aquatic hunters
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Habitat
- Grassland & open country
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Least Concern
Not Evaluated
Least Concern
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Baird’s Sandpiper hunts aquatic prey such as fish and aquatic invertebrates.
Behaviour
A bird of open grassland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Baird’s Sandpiper is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) is a species of sandpipers, snipes in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. It is found in North America, Europe & Northern Asia — high Arctic (locally to subarctic) dry tundra: Wrangel I. (n of ne Siberia and e Chukotskiy Pen. (far ne Siberia), n, c Alaska, n Canada including Arctic islands from Banks to Ellesmere and Baffin is. and nw Greenland.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Baird’s Sandpiper?
The Baird’s Sandpiper is a small bird that weighs around 41 g.
Where does the Baird’s Sandpiper live?
The Baird’s Sandpiper is found across Europe & Northern Asia and North America with a range covering NA, PAL high Arctic (locally to subarctic) dry tundra: Wrangel I. (n of ne Siberia and e Chukotskiy Pen. (far ne Siberia), n, c Alaska, n Canada including Arctic islands from Banks to Ellesmere and Baffin is. and nw Greenland, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.
What family does the Baird’s Sandpiper belong to?
The Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) belongs to the Scolopacidae family, in the order Charadriiformes.
What does the Baird’s Sandpiper eat?
The Baird’s Sandpiper hunts aquatic prey such as fish and aquatic invertebrates.
Does the Baird’s Sandpiper migrate?
The Baird’s Sandpiper is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Baird’s Sandpiper endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Baird’s Sandpiper make?
1 real field recording of the Baird’s Sandpiper — including its flight call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Baird’s Sandpiper's range?
The Baird’s Sandpiper has a mapped global range of about 2.8 million km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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