Western Sandpiper

Calidris mauri

General Status Rank: 
Vagrant
ELCODE: 
ABNNF11050
Common Name: 
Western Sandpiper
Scientific Name: 
Calidris mauri
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Bird
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Aves
Order: 
Charadriiformes
Family: 
Scolopacidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

1 sighting, Norman Wells during migration, one breeding evidence in Aulavik NP (Banks Isl.) Multiple observations from across NWT (NWT-NU Checklist database, CWS): Thompsen River, Norman Wells area, Fort Simpson, Horton River, Nahanni River and Deline. One eBird observation from Inuvik sewage ponds (http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14328265)
Score: 
A
References: 
DD1
W113

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Vagrant
Status Rank Description: 
1 breeding record
S Rank: 
SNA
Decision Process Description: 
Drafted by S. Carriere based NWT Checklist database (CWS); Reviewed by ENR in 2005. No change.; Reviewed in 2010;no change; Reviewed by Danica Hogan CWS in 2015, no change
Last Updated: 
February 3, 2015

References

Number of Occurrences

  • CWS (2000) NWT Bird Checklist Survey -database. CWS Yellowknife Contact NWTchecklist@ec.gc.ca - DD1 Return
  • Audubon and Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada (2015) http://ebird.org/content/canada/ - W113 Return