Noun: Calidris canutus
- A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
"Thousands of Calidris canutuses stopped at the bay during their long migration";
- knot, greyback [Brit, Cdn], grayback [US]
Type of: sandpiper
Part of: Calidris, genus Calidris
Encyclopedia: Calidris canutus