Bird / Calidris alba
Sanderling
Lowest risk
Migratory
The sanderling is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling, "sand-ploughman". The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alba is Latin for "white".
- Range mass
- 40 to 100 g
- Range length
- 18 to 20 cm
- Breeding interval
- Sanderlings lay 1 to 2 clutches each breeding season.
- Breeding season
- Sanderlings breed from late May through July or early August each year.
- Average eggs per season
- 4
- Range time to hatching
- 23 to 32 days
- Range fledging age
- 12 to 14 days
- Range time to independence
- 17 to 21 days
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 2 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 2 years
- Range lifespan
Status: wild - 13 (high) years
Dewey, T. 2009. "Calidris alba" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Calidris_alba/
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