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Sandpiper

Sandpiper is a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders. 

  • Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

    Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata, Rẽ đuôi nhọn) is a small wader, Scolopacidae family, Calidris genus.

    The bird is a visiting winter bird, uncommonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

  • Spoon-billed Sandpiper

    Spoon-billed sandpiper (Rẽ mỏ thìa, Calidris pygmeus, Calidris pygmaea), a critically threatened species, is a small wader which breeds in north-eastern Russia and winters in Southeast Asia. The birds are frequently sighted birds at the Xuan Thuy National Park in winter.

  • Spotted Redshank

    Spotted Redshank (Choắt chân đỏ, Tringa erythropus) is a wader (shorebird) in the large bird family Scolopacidae.

  • Terek Sandpiper

    The Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus, Choắt chân màng bé) is a small migratory wader species, family of Scolopacidae, genus Xenus. Terek Sandpiper is a pass-through winter bird commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

  • Wood Sandpiper

    Wood sandpiper (Choắt bụng xám, Tringa glareola)

    The Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola, Choắt bụng xám) is a small wader in the large family Scolopacidae, sandpiper, Tringa genus. Wood Sandpiper is a pass-through winter bird commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.


    The term Charadriiformes comes from New Latin, combining the Greek word kharadrios ("a bird of river valleys" or "a bird of ravines") and the Latin suffix -formes meaning "forms" or "shaped like". Therefore, Charadriiformes translates to "birds shaped like or resembling the charadrius," which is a type of plover or stone curlew historically found in dry river beds or ravines. 

    The word Scolopacidae is New Latin, derived from the genus name Scolopax (Latin for "snipe" or "woodcock") and the common zoological suffix for family names, -idae.

    The name Tringa comes from the Ancient Greek word trungas, meaning "wader". 

    The specific epithet glareola is from Latin glarea, " gravel".
    Glareola is a Latin word that means "gravel," derived from glarea, a diminutive of "gravel". The name likely refers to the patterns on the back of the bird.
    Diminutive suffix: The name uses the diminutive suffix "-ola," turning "gravel" into "little gravel". 

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