---
title: "Maçarico-pernilongo / pilrito-pernilongo"
description: "Calidris himantopus — Aves. The stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) is a small shorebird."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/stilt-sandpiper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Maçarico-pernilongo / pilrito-pernilongo

> Calidris himantopus — Aves. The stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) is a small shorebird.

- Scientific name: *Calidris himantopus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 9703
- Wikidata: [Q839820](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839820)
- iNaturalist taxon: [3850](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3850)

## Names

- en: Stilt Sandpiper
- de: Bindenstrandläufer
- es: Playero zancón
- fr: Bécasseau à échasses
- nl: Steltstrandloper
- pt: Maçarico-pernilongo / pilrito-pernilongo
- pl: Biegus brodźcowaty

## Countries with the most observations

US (5762), CA (1321), MX (869), AR (375), PE (106), PR (98), BR (59), NI (51), EC (44), DO (33), SV (30), CO (25)

## Summary

The stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) is a small shorebird. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek; the genus name kalidris or skalidris is a term used by Aristotle for a gray-colored waterside bird. The specific himantopus means "strap foot" or "thong foot", and also refers to the stilt.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilt_sandpiper

## Photo

![Maçarico-pernilongo / pilrito-pernilongo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/stilt-sandpiper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Oscar Gonzalez Diaz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145061085

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/stilt-sandpiper?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).