Editing Sharp-tailed sandpiper (section)

{{Short description|Species of shorebird}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Speciesbox
| image = Calidris acuminata - Hexham Swamp.jpg
| image2 = Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Boat Harbour.jpg
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref =<ref name="iucn status 21 July 2022">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2022 |title=''Calidris acuminata'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T22693414A152588591 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-3.RLTS.T22693414A152588591.en |access-date=21 July 2022}}</ref>
| taxon = Calidris acuminata
| authority = ([[Thomas Horsfield|Horsfield]], 1821)
| range_map = Calidris acuminata map.svg
}}

The '''sharp-tailed sandpiper''' ('''''Calidris acuminata''''') is a small-medium migratory [[wader]] or shorebird, found mostly in Siberia during the summer breeding period (June to August) and Australia for wintering (September to March).