calidris
IPA: kɑɫˈidrˈis
Root Word: Calidris
noun
- a genus of Arctic-breeding, strongly migratory wading birds in the family Scolopacidae.
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Examples of "calidris" in Sentences
- They not as gregarious as other Calidris waders, and rarely form large flocks.
- (_Linota flavirostris_), hen harrier (_Circus cyaneus_), buzzard (_Buteo vulgaris_), redshank (_Totanus calidris_), greenshank (_Totanus cunescens_) and the little auk (_Mergulus alle_).