Skip links and keyboard navigation

Species profile—Calidris acuminata (sharp-tailed sandpiper)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies) → Calidris acuminata (sharp-tailed sandpiper)

Photo of Calidris acuminata (sharp-tailed sandpiper) - Jones, K.,Ken Jones,2014
Go to Photo gallery

Sighting data

Download
KML | CSV | GeoJson

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Scolopacidae (sandpipers, snipes and allies)
Scientific name
Calidris acuminata (Horsfield, 1821)
Common name
sharp-tailed sandpiper
WildNet taxon ID
1874
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Marine & Terrestrial

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1874.

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

More species information

Get a list of species for your area or find other wildlife information.

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
9 December 2024