Rock Sandpiper bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsAlaskan Sandpiper, Pribilof Sandpiper, Commander Sandpiper, Aleutian Sandpiper, Prybilof Sandpiper
Old latin name for birdArquatella ptilocnemis, Erolia ptilocnemis, Tringa ptilocnemis, Ereunetes ptilocnemis
OrderShorebirds / Charadriiformes
FamilySandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae
GenusCalidris
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregioncoastal low Arctic to subarctic tundra of far n Pacific; e Chukotskiy Pen. to (disjunctly) s Kamchatka, Commander and (perhaps) n Kuril is. (e Russia), Aleutian and Bering Sea is., w Alaska from Seward Pen. to Gulf of Alaska is.
Non breeding regionrocky subarctic to temperate coasts: Hokkaido (n Japan, w North Pacific; rare) to c California (e North Pacific)

Rock Sandpiper bird sounds *

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* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Rock Sandpiper

Rock Sandpiper subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Calidris ptilocnemis couesiAleutian Is. and Alaskan Pen.-No
Calidris ptilocnemis ptilocnemisPribilof, Hall and St. Matthew is. (Bering Sea Is.)Alaskan Pen.No
Calidris ptilocnemis quartas Kamchatka Pen., Kuril and Commander is. (e Russia)-No
Calidris ptilocnemis tschuktschorumChukotskiy Pen. (e Siberia) to w Alaskanw North America, e JapanNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AzerbaijaniBerinq qumluqçası, Berinq qum cüllütü
BashkirБерингия ҡом көйөлдөһө
BretonSourouc'han-karreg
BulgarianБерингов брегобегач
Catalanterrit roquer
Chinese岩滨鹬
Chinese (Traditional)岩濱鷸
CroatianŽalar kamenjar, žalar stjenjak, Žalar stijenjak
Czechjespák pobřežní, Jespák pobrežní
DanishBeringsryle
DutchBeringstrandloper
EsperantoRokkalidro
Estoniantuhkrüdi (tuhkrisla), Tuhkrüdi
Finnishberinginsirri
FrenchBécasseau aléoutien, Bécasseau des Aléoutiennes
FrisianBeringgril
GalicianPilro das rochas
GermanBeringstrandläufer, Bering Strandläufer
GreekΠετρoσκαλίδρα
Hungarianbering-tengeri partfutó
IcelandicHleintíta
IrishGobadán creige
ItalianPiovanello di roccia, Piovanello delle Aleutine, Piovanello delle rocce
Japaneseチシマシギ
Kazakhберингий құмдауығы
Latvianklinšu šņibītis
LithuanianBeringo bėgikas, beringinis bėgikas
Northern SamiBákteviroš
NorwegianKlippesnipe, klippesnipe
Norwegian NynorskKlippesnipe
Polishbiegus skalny
Portuguesemaçarico-das-rochas, pilrito-das-rochas, Pilrito-das-aleutas
RussianПесочник Кокса, Песочник берингийский, Берингийский песочник
SerbianSprutka kamenjarka
Slovakpobrežník bralový
SlovenianSkalni prodnik
SpanishCorrelimos de las Rocas, Correlimos roquero
Swedishklippsnäppa
TurkishKaya Kumkuşu
Ukrainianпобережник берингійський
WelshPibydd graig