Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Calidris
 
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Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima

Laura X. Payne and Elin P. Pierce
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Purple Sandpiper in North America and Greenland. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Purple Sandpiper in North America and Greenland.

This species also breeds in Europe and Asia. See text for details.

Recommended Citation

Payne, L. X. and E. P. Pierce (2002). Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.706