© Owen Strickland
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
Laura X. Payne and Elin P. Pierce
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Mazaricu escuru |
| Basque | Txirri iluna |
| Bulgarian | Морски брегобегач |
| Catalan | Territ fosc |
| Croatian | morski žalar |
| Czech | jespák mořský |
| Danish | Sortgrå Ryle |
| Dutch | Paarse Strandloper |
| English | Purple Sandpiper |
| English (United States) | Purple Sandpiper |
| Faroese | Grágrælingur |
| Finnish | merisirri |
| French | Bécasseau violet |
| French (French Guiana) | Bécasseau violet |
| Galician | Pilro escuro |
| German | Meerstrandläufer |
| Greek | Βραχοσκαλίδρα |
| Hebrew | חופית ימית |
| Hungarian | Tengeri partfutó |
| Icelandic | Sendlingur |
| Italian | Piovanello violetto |
| Japanese | ムラサキハマシギ |
| Latvian | Jūras šņibītis |
| Lithuanian | Jūrinis bėgikas |
| Norwegian | fjæreplytt |
| Polish | biegus morski |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pilrito-escuro |
| Romanian | Fugaci de mare |
| Russian | Морской песочник |
| Serbian | Morska sprutka |
| Slovak | pobrežník morský |
| Slovenian | Morski prodnik |
| Spanish | Correlimos Oscuro |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Playero Oscuro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Correlimos oscuro |
| Swedish | skärsnäppa |
| Turkish | Mor Kumkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Побережник морський |
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Purple Sandpiper in North America and Greenland.
This species also breeds in Europe and Asia. See text for details.