UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Charadriiformes Scolopacidae

Rock Sandpiper

Calidris ptilocnemis

UCIOC 2180

Rock Sandpiper

Calidris ptilocnemis

Charadriiformes · Scolopacidae

Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis).

ATK115

DEF71

2120 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 81.3 g
Wingspan: 40 cm
Diet: Aquatic prey
Migration: Migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 115

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 115).

DEF 71

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 71).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

A playable recording is not currently available for this species.

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic & North America: coastal low Arctic to subarctic tundra of far Northern Pacific: Eastern Chukotskiy Pen. to (disjunctly) Southern Kamchatka & Commander and (perhaps) Northern Kuril is. (Eastern Russia) & Aleutian and Bering Sea is. & Western Alaska from Seward Pen. to Gulf of Alaska is. Habitat: Grassland & Savanna

4 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Calidris ptilocnemis quarta
s Kamchatka Pen., Kuril and Commander is. (e Russia)
Calidris ptilocnemis tschuktschorum
Chukotskiy Pen. (e Siberia) to w Alaska
Calidris ptilocnemis ptilocnemis
Pribilof, Hall and St. Matthew is. (Bering Sea Is.)
Calidris ptilocnemis couesi
Aleutian Is. and Alaskan Pen.

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Frequently asked questions

What is its scientific name?

Calidris ptilocnemis

Which family does it belong to?

Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae)

Where is it found?

Palearctic & North America: coastal low Arctic to subarctic tundra of far Northern Pacific: Eastern Chukotskiy Pen. to (disjunctly) Southern Kamchatka & Commander and (perhaps) Northern Kuril is. (Eastern Russia) & Aleutian and Bering Sea is. & Western Alaska from Seward Pen. to Gulf of Alaska is.