“Calidris” ba kalma ce da ake samu a yawancin ƙamus na Turanci ba domin sunan kimiyya ne ga jinsin ƙanana, tsuntsayen teku masu ƙaura. Calidris jinsin taxonomic ne a cikin dangin Scolopacidae, wanda ya haɗa da jinsuna kamar Sanderling, Dunlin, da Red Knot.
