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 (United States) | Purple Sandpiper |
Faroese | Grágrælingur |
Finnish | merisirri |
French | 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 |
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.