Sanderling bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsRuddy Plover
Old latin name for birdEreunetes albus, Calidris leucophaea, Crocethia alba, Calidris arenaria, Tringa alba, Trynga alba
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilySandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae
GenusCalidris
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionhigh Arctic tundra wetlands of Holarctic: nw, se Greenland, Svalbard (n of Norway), n Taymyr Pen. and Severnaya Zemlya (to n), Lena Delta and New Siberian Is. (nc Siberia), Alaskan North Slope (rare), Canadian Arctic islands from Banks to Ellesmere and s to Southampton
Non breeding regionWorldwide : sandy coastal beaches from temperate to tropical zone: British Is. and Macaronesia (nw of n Africa) through Africa, Malagasy region, Middle East, s, se Asia through Indonesian Arch. to Australia, Melanesia, Philippines and s, c Japan (but rare New Guinea and New Zealand); sw, se Canada and Caribbean s to Tierra del Fuego and including remote islands through e Polynesia

Sanderling bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 2.
    Call, various calls, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 3.
    Call, feeding call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 4.
    Call, © Martin Sutherland
    United Kingdom
  • 5.
    Call, © Karri Kuitunen
    Spain
  • 6.
    Alarm call, call, flight call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Italy
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Jarek Matusiak
    Poland
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 9.
    Flight calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 10.
    Feeding calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Sanderling

Sanderling subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Calidris alba albaEllesmere I. (ne Canada), n, e Greenland, Svalbard (n of Norway), Severnaya Zemlya (n of nc Russia) and n Taymyr Pen. (nc Russia)w Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia and PolynesiaNo
Calidris alba rubidaLena Delta and New Siberian Is. (nc Siberia), Alaskan North Slope (rare), Canadian Arctic islands from Banks s to Southhamptone Asia, coastal North to South AmericaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansDrietoonstrandloper
AlbanianGjelëza me tri gishta, Gjelëza tregishtake
Arabicالمدروان, دريجة بيضاء, المدروان رهيز
ArmenianՃերմակ Ավազակտցար
Azerbaijaniüçbarmaq qumluqca, qumluq cüllütü, Üçbarmaq qumluq cüllütü, Adi qumluq cüllütü
BasqueTerrit tresdits, Txirri zuri, Txirri zuria
BelarusianПясчанка
Bengali঳যাোচরিিং , স্যান্ডার্লিং
BretonAr sourouc'han gwenn, Sourouc'han gwenn
BulgarianТрипръст брегобегач
CatalanTerrit gros, territ de tres dits, Territ tresdits, Corriol tres-dits
Chinese三趾濱鷸, [san-zhi yu], [san-zhi bin-yu], 三趾鹬, 三趾滨鹬
Chinese (Traditional)三趾濱鷸, 三趾鷸
Chuvashхăйăр кайăкĕ
CornishPyber treth
CroatianTroprsti žalar, bijeli žalar
CzechJespák písecný, jespák písečný, jespák píseèný
DanishSandløber
DutchDrieteen strandloper, Drieteenstrandloper
Esperantosablokalidro, sabla kalidro
Estonianleeterüdi e. leeterisla, Leeterisla, leeterüdi, leeterüdi (leeterisla)
FaroeseSandgrælingur
Finnishpulmussirri
FrenchBécasseau sanderling, Sanderling
FrisianModdersnip
GalicianTerrit tresdits, Pilro tridáctilo
Georgianმექვიშია-კოკორინა, ქვიშაქექია
GermanSanderling
GreekΑσπρονεραλλίδι, Λευκoσκαλίδρα, Λευκοσκαλίδρα
GuaraniChululu'i
Hebrewחופית לבנה
Hungarianfenyérfutó
IcelandicSanderla
IndonesianKedidi putih, Burung Kedidi Putih
InuktitutSiorarsiooq
IrishLaidhrín geal, Luathrán
ItalianPiovanello tridattilo
Japaneseミユビシギ
Kazakhсаршұнақ, Құмқұс
Korean세가락도요
Latviangaišais šņibītis, Smiltšņibītis
Lithuanianpaprastasis smiltinukas, Smiltinukas
LuxembourgishSanderleng , Sanderléng
MacedonianБел свиркач, бел свиркач, Тропски жалар
MalayBurung Kedidi Kapak, Burung Kedidi Pesisir, Kedidi Kapak, Burung Kedidi Kepak Jalur Puteh
Malayalamതിരക്കാട
MaltesePispisella Bajda
ManxLeayrane glass, Coar gheinnee
MongolianГурвалж элсэг, дорнодын усан цууцаль, шар түрүүт элсэг, шартүрүүт элсэг468
Nepaliश्वेत जलरड्ढ
Northern SamiVilgesviroš
Norwegiansandløper, Polarløper, Strandløper, Sandløper
Norwegian NynorskSandløpar
Persianتلیله سفید, تلیلۀ سفید
Polishpiaskowiec
PortuguesePilrito-d'areia, maçarico-branco / pilrito-das-praias, Macarinco branco, batuíra-de-areia, maçarico-branco, Pilrito-sanderlingo, Macarico-de-papo-vermelho, pilrito d'areia, sanderlingo, pilrito-das-praias, vedeta-da-praia, Macarinco-branco
RomanianNisipar
RomanshRivarel sabluner
RussianПесчанка, Peschanka
Samoantuli
Serbianžalar, Beli prudnik, Бели жалар, Bela sprutka, Beli žalar, Prudnik, žalar (prudnik), Бели прудник
Slovakpobrežník belavý
Slovenianpeščenec, beli prodnik, pešcenec
SpanishZarapico Blanco, Correlimos grande, Correlimos Tridactilo, Playero arenero, Correlimos Blanco, Correlimos Arenero, Chorlito blanco, Alzacolita arenera, Playero Gordo, Playero Blanco, Correlimos tridáctilo, Playerito Blanquito, Playerito blanco
SwahiliChokowe Tumbo-jeupe
Swedishsandlöpare
Thaiนกคอสั้นตีนไว
TurkishBeyaz çakıl Kuşu, Ak Kumkuşu, Құмқұс
Turkmençage çulugy
Ukrainianпобережник білий, Білий побережник
VietnameseChim Rẽ trán trắng, Rẽ cổ xám, Chim Rẽ cổ xám, Dẽ cổ xám
WelshLlwyd y tywod, Hutan lwyd, Pibydd y traeth, Pibydd y tywod