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Sandpiper

Sandpiper is a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders. 

  • Bar-tailed Godwit

    Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica, Chắt mỏ thẳng đuôi vằn) is a migratory bird and commonly found at the Giao Thuy National Park during the winter time.

  • Common Greenshank

    Common greenshank (Choắt lớn, Tringa nebularia)

    The Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia, Choắt lớn) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, sandpiper, Tringa genus.
    The bird breeds from northern Scotland eastwards across northern Europe and east across the Palearctic. 
    This species is a migratory species, wintering in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Australasia, usually on fresh water. 


    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 is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle.
    The specific nebularia is from Latin nebula "mist". 

  • Common Redshank

    Common Redshank (Tringa totanus, Choắt nâu) is an Eurasian wader, Scholopacidae family, tringa genus. The bird is a winter pass-through bird, commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

  • Common Sandpiper

    Common sandpiper (Choắt nhỏ, Actitis hypoleucos)
    The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos, Choắt nhỏ) is a small Palearctic wader species, family of Scolopacidae, genus Actitis. 

  • Curlew Sandpiper

    Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea, Rẽ bụng nâu, Dẽ mỏ cong) is a small wader, Scolopacidae family, Calidris genus.

    The bird is a pass-through winter bird, commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

  • Dunlin

    Dunlin (Rẽ trán trắng, Calidris alpina)
    formerly placed in the genus Erolia.

    Dunlin (Calidris alpina, Rẽ trán trắng) is a small wader, Scolopacidae family, Calidris genus.
    The bird is a pass-through winter bird, commonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

    Charadriidae, Charadrius: Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate; from Ancient Greek kharadrios a bird found in ravines and river valleys (kharadra, "ravine").

    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 genus name Calidris is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds.
    The specific alpina is from Latin and means "of high mountains", in this case referring to the Alps.

    The English name derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality.

  • Far Eastern Curlew

    The Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis, Choắt mỏ cong hông nâu) is a large shorebird in the large family Scolopacidae, Numenius.

  • Grey-tailed Tattler

    The Grey-tailed Tattler, or Siberian tattler, or Polynesian tattler (Tringa brevipes, formerlyHeteroscelus brevipes, Choắt lùn đuôi xám) is a small shore bird, Scolopacidae family, Tringa genus.

  • Long-billed Dowitcher

    The Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus, Choắt chân màng mỏ dài) is in Scolopacidae - Sandpiper, Limnodromus genus.

  • Red Knot

    The Red Knot (Calidris canutus, Rẽ lưng nâu) is in Scolopacidae  Family (Sandpiper), Calidris genus.

  • Red-necked Phalarope

    Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus, Rẽ cổ đỏ) is a medium-sized wader, Scolopacidae family, Phalaropus genus.

    The bird is a pass-through winter bird, uncommonly sighted at the Xuan Thuy National Park.

  • Ruff

    Ruff (Calidris pugnax, Rẽ lớn ngực đốm) is a medium-sized wader, Scolopacidae family, Calidris genus.

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

  • Sanderling

    The Sanderling (Calidris alba, Rẽ cổ xám) is in Scolopacidae  Family (Sandpiper), Calidris genus.

  • Scolopacidae

    Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as curlews and snipes.

  • 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".