Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819)
(Pectoral Sandpiper)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper)
GenusCalidris (a genus of stints and sandpipers)
FamilySCOLOPACIDAE (sandpipers, curlews, godwits, stints, woodcocks etc.)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2003 Pectoral Sandpiper Vol 15, No 2 Page: 122

Calidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Calidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Calidris melanotos (Pectoral Sandpiper)
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