Purple Sandpiper bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
Old latin name for birdErolia maritima, Tringa maritima, Arquatella maritima, Ereunetes maritimus, Charadrius maritima
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilySandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae
GenusCalidris
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionhigh to low montane Arctic of North Atlantic and Arctic oceans; Greenland (except n, ne), Iceland, Jan Mayen (ne of Iceland), Bear I. and Svalbard (n of Norway), Scandinavia to far nw Russia, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya (n of nw Siberia) and Severnaya Zemlya and Taymyr Pen. (nc Siberia); Banks to s Ellesmere and Baffin is. (nc Canada)
Non breeding regione NA, w Europe : rocky North Atlantic coasts: Iceland, Faroe Is., British Is., Scandinavia and w Europe (e North Atlantic); Labrador and Gulf of St. Lawrence (se Canada) to North Carolina (w North Atlantic)

Purple Sandpiper bird sounds *

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    Call, song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
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    Call, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
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    Song, © Rob van Bemmelen
    Sweden
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    Song, © Rob van Bemmelen
    Sweden
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    Call, flight call, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
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    Call, song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
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    Call, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
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    Song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
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    Call, flight call, © Jens Kirkeby
    Norway
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    Song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Translation

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianGjelëza detare
BasqueTxirri ilun, Txirri iluna, Territ fosc
BelarusianМарскi пясочнiк, Пясочнік марскі, Марскі пясочнік
Bengaliহফগুচন ফাটান
BretonAr sourouc'han du, Sourouc'han du
BulgarianМорски брегобегач
CatalanCorriol fosc, territ fosc, Territ variant
Chinese紫滨鹬
Chinese (Traditional)紫濱鷸
CornishPyber ruthlas
Croatianmorski žalar
Czechjespák moøský, Jespák morský, jespák mořský
DanishSortgrå Ryle
DutchPaarse Strandloper
Esperantomarkalidro
Estonianmerirüdi (meririsla), merirüdi e. meririsla, merirüdi, Meririsla
FaroeseSjógrælingur, Grælingur, Grágrælingur, Sjógrælíngur
Finnishmerisirri
FrenchBécasseau maritime, Bécasseau violet
FrisianWettertjirk
GalicianPilro escuro, Territ fosc
GermanMeerstrandläufer, Klippenstrandläufer, Meerstrandlaufer
GreekΒραχoσκαλίδρα, Βραχοσκαλίδρα
Hebrewחופית ימית
Hungariantengeri partfutó
IcelandicSendlingur
InuktitutSaarfaarsuk, Tudlik, Segalea
IrishGobadán Cosbhuí, gobadáinín cosbhuí
ItalianPiovanello violetto
Japaneseムラサキハマシギ
KazakhТењіз құмдауық, теңіз құмдауық
Latvianjūras šņibītis
LithuanianJurinis begikas, jūrinis bėgikas
LuxembourgishMeirsandleefer
MacedonianМорски свиркач
MalteseBeggazzina tan-Nord, Pispisaella tal-Bagar, Pispisella tal-baħar
ManxLooyran gorrym, Leayrane gorrym
Mongolianхар элсэг, Тэнгисийн элсэг, хар усан цууцаль
Northern SamiFierváviroš, Gáddeviroš
NorwegianFjærepist, Fjæreplytt, fjæreplytt, Fjæremus
Norwegian NynorskFjæreplytt
Polishbiegus morski
Portuguesepilrito-escuro, pilrito escuro
RomanianFugaci violet
RomanshRivarel violet
RussianПесочник морской, Морской песочник, Morskoy Pesochnik
SerbianМорски жалар, Morska sprutka
Slovakpobrežník morský
Slovenianobalni prodnik, morski prodnik
SpanishPlayero Oscuro, Playero dorso rojo, Playero Dorsirrojo, Correlimos oscuro, Correlimos pechinegro
Swedishskärsnäppa
Tatarдиңгез ком шөлдие
TurkishMor Kumkuşu
Turkmendeňiz çäge çulugy
UkrainianМорський побережник, побережник морський
WelshPibydd porffor, Pibydd du