Texas
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
(L 8.5" WS 18" Wt 2 oz)
Migrates across east U.S. to north So.
Amer...waits for molting feathers
...then continues to central So.Amer.
Estero Llano
Grande St Pk
25Apr2013
Stilt Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Longer legs and shorter bill causes
the Stilt Sandpiper to tilt further
down than dowitchers (from Sibley).
Calidris in Greek is a gray-colored
waterbird mentioned by Aristotle;
himantopus in Greek means a wading
bird, e.g., a stilt.