Listen to the Baird's sandpiper
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About the Baird's sandpiper
The Baird's sandpiper is a bird in the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 38 cm and weigh around 10 g.
What does the Baird's sandpiper sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) is a small shorebird. It is among those Calidris species which were formerly sometimes included in the genus Erolia, which was subsumed into the genus Calidris in 1973. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The English name and specific bairdii commemorate Spencer Fullerton Baird, 19th-century naturalist and assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Related birds in the genus Calidris
More from the family Scolopacidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Baird's sandpiper sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Baird's sandpiper on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Baird's sandpiper endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Baird's sandpiper as “least concern”.
What family does the Baird's sandpiper belong to?
The Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Churchill, MB, Canada by Doug Hynes – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q788649 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Baird's sandpiper – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Stephan Sprinz – CC BY 4.0