Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

Species Account

Ordered chronologically (not necessarily by HRBP number)
HRBP 0019. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). Green Island, Kure Atoll, 18 Apr 1978. © Mark Rauzon
HRBP 0060. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). Waipi'o Peninusla, O'ahu, 7 Oct 1979. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 0066. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), front, with Ruddy Turnstones, Sanderlings, and Black-bellied Plover. Waipi'o Peninusla, O'ahu, 10 Oct 1979. © Peter Donaldson
HRBP 0346. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 1 Jan 1980. © Roger Clapp
HRBP 0337. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), center-left, with Ruddy Turnstones. Laysan Island, 16 Nov 1980. © Roger Clapp
HRBP 0338. Sharp-tailed Sandpipers (Calidris acuminata). Laysan Island, 16 Nov 1980. © Roger Clapp
 HRBP 0227. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 7 Oct 1982. © Peter Pyle HRBP 0559. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 7 Oct 1982. © Peter Pyle
HRBP 1408. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 7 Oct 1982. © Peter Pyle
HRBP 1411. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). Green Island, Kure Atoll, 4 Oct 1983. © Peter Pyle
 HRBP 0278. Possible Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) X Pectoral Sandpiper hybrid. Green Island, Kure Atoll, 10 Oct 1983. © Peter Pyle HRBP 0279. Possible Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) X Pectoral Sandpiper hybrid. Green Island, Kure Atoll, 10 Oct 1983. © Peter Pyle
HRBP 0606. Possible Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) X Pectoral Sandpiper hybrid. Green Island, Kure Atoll, 10 Oct 1983. © Peter Pyle
HRBP 0607. Possible Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) X Pectoral Sandpiper hybrid. Green Island, Kure Atoll, 10 Oct 1983. © Peter Pyle
 HRBP 1432. Possible Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) X Pectoral Sandpiper hybrid. Green Island, Kure Atoll, 10 Oct 1983. © Peter Pyle HRBP 1412. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 15 Oct 1983. © Peter Pyle
HRBP 1417. Sharp-tailed Sandpipers (Calidris acuminata), center two birds, with Long-billed Dowitcher, Pectoral Sandpipers, and Dunlin. Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 15 Oct 1983. © Peter Pyle
HRBP 0609. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). Laysan Island, 8 Nov 1984. © Peter Pyle
HRBP 1413. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), front, with Ruddy Turnstone. Laysan Island, 8 Nov 1984. © Peter Pyle
 HRBP 0945. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), rear, with Western and Pectoral sandpipers. Kealia Pond NWR, Maui, 20 Oct 1991. © Jerry Oldenettel
HRBP 0946. Sharp-tailed Sandpipers (Calidris acuminata). Kealia Pond NWR, Maui, 20 Oct 1991. © Jerry Oldenettel
HRBP 0947. Sharp-tailed Sandpipers (Calidris acuminata), part of a flock of over 100 individuals. Kealia Pond NWR, Maui, 20 Oct 1991. © Jerry Oldenettel
HRBP 0948. Sharp-tailed Sandpipers (Calidris acuminata), part of a flock of over 100 individuals. Kealia Pond NWR, Maui, 20 Oct 1991. © Jerry Oldenettel
 HRBP 0949. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), lower right, with Dunlins and Long-billed Dowitcher. Kealia Pond NWR, Maui, 26 Oct 1991. © Jerry Oldenettel
HRBP 5846. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). Hanapepe, Kaua'i, 12 Jan 2006. © Jim Denny HRBP 5567. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), center, with Ruddy Turnstones and Sanderling. Laysan Island, 6 Apr 2007. © USFWS HRBP 6474. Sharp-tailed Sandpipers (Calidris acuminata). Midway, 28 Nov 2011. © Dan Maxwell HRBP 6475. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), below, with Pectoral Sandpiper, Kawa'iele Wetlands, Kaua'i 5 Nov 2013. © Jim Denny
Photographs and images contributed to Hawaii Rare Bird Photograph (HRBP) file, B. P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu and part of The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status by Robert L. Pyle and Peter Pyle. See Introduction for more information.