Stock Photo: The Sanderling (Calidris Alba)
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The sanderling (Calidris alba) 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.
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