Birds of the World

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Scientific name definitions

Steven G. Mlodinow, Guy M. Kirwan, Jan Van Gils, and Popko Wiersma
Version: 2.0 — Published May 31, 2024

Revision History

Birds of the World

  • Version  2.0

  • Full Revision
  • May 31, 2024
  • Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata

Authors

Steven G. Mlodinow, Guy M. Kirwan, Jan Van Gils, and Popko Wiersma

Revisors

Peter Pyle, Steven G. Mlodinow, Dave Bakewell, and Guy M. Kirwan

Recommended Citation

Mlodinow, S. G., G. M. Kirwan, J. Van Gils, and P. Wiersma (2024). Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (B. K. Keeney, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.shtsan.02

Revision Notes

Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account. Dave Bakewell and Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page, and Guy M. Kirwan contributed to the Systematics page. Huy Truong updated the distribution map. Otse K. Attah copyedited the draft. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.

  • Version  1.0

  • March 4, 2020
  • Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata

Authors

Jan Van Gils, Popko Wiersma, and Guy M. Kirwan

Recommended Citation

Van Gils, J., P. Wiersma, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.shtsan.01


Handbook of the Birds of the World

Authors

Jan Van Gils, Popko Wiersma, and Guy M. Kirwan

Revisors

Guy M. Kirwan

Recommended Citation

Van Gils, J., P. Wiersma, and G. M. Kirwan (2016). Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Recommended Citation

Mlodinow, S. G., G. M. Kirwan, J. Van Gils, and P. Wiersma (2024). Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (B. K. Keeney, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.shtsan.02
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