Species profile—Calidris acuminata (sharp-tailed sandpiper)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Scolopacidae (Curlews, Sandpipers, Snipes and Godwits) → Calidris acuminata (sharp-tailed sandpiper)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Scolopacidae (Curlews, Sandpipers, Snipes and Godwits)
- Scientific name
- Calidris acuminata (Horsfield, 1821)
- Common name
- sharp-tailed sandpiper
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1874
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- SL
- Back on Track (BoT) status
- Low
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine & Terrestrial
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1874
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.