Buff-breasted sandpiper: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the buff-breasted sandpiper lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Calidris subruficollis
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae

Where does the buff-breasted sandpiper live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the buff-breasted sandpiper in 19 countries and territories across Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, Louisiana, South America. In Belgium it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the buff-breasted sandpiper endangered?

The buff-breasted sandpiper’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the buff-breasted sandpiper?

The buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae, genus Calidris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the buff-breasted sandpiper

The buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a small shorebird. The species name subruficollis is from Latin subrufus, "reddish" (from sub, "somewhat", and rufus, "rufous") and collis, "-necked/-throated" (from collum, "neck"). It is a calidrid sandpiper, notable for its long annual migration, from the arctic region of North America to the pampas region of South America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Buff-breasted sandpiper (revision 1380657307), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27452709 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).