"Calidris melanotos" sunan kimiyya ne ga nau'in tsuntsaye wanda aka fi sani da "Pectoral Sandpiper". Kalmar "Calidris" ta fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci "kalidris" wanda ke nufin "wani nau'in tsuntsu na ruwa," kuma "melanotos" hade ne na kalmomin Helenanci guda biyu "melas" ma'ana "baki" da "notos" ma'ana "baya". , wanda ke nufin gashin bayan tsuntsu mai duhun baya.
