• Synonyms Aleutian Sandpiper, Commander Sandpiper, Alaskan Sandpiper, Pribilof Sandpiper, Prybilof Sandpiper
  • Old latin name for bird Tringa ptilocnemis, Arquatella ptilocnemis, Erolia ptilocnemis, Ereunetes ptilocnemis

Rock Sandpiperbird sounds *

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    Song, © Andrew Spencer
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    Call, © Andrew Spencer
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* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Rock Sandpiper

  • Breeding region Eurasia, North America
  • Breeding subregion coastal 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 region rocky subarctic to temperate coasts: Hokkaido (n Japan, w North Pacific; rare) to c California (e North Pacific)

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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 stjenjak, Žalar kamenjar, Žalar stijenjak
CzechJespák pobrežní, jespák pobřežní
DanishBeringryle, Beringsryle
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 rocce, Piovanello delle Aleutine
Japaneseチシマシギ
Kazakhберингий құмдауығы
Latvianklinšu šņibītis
LithuanianBeringo bėgikas, beringinis bėgikas
Northern SamiBákteviroš
Norwegianklippesnipe
Norwegian NynorskKlippesnipe
Polishbiegus skalny
PortugueseMaçarico-das-rochas, Pilrito-das-aleutas, pilrito-das-rochas
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