curlew sandpiper(n = noun.animal) calidris ferruginea - Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew;
is a kind of sandpiper
is a member of calidris, genus calidris

bartramian sandpiper, curlew, eskimo curlew, european curlew, european sandpiper, least sandpiper, pectoral sandpiper, red-backed sandpiper, sandpiper, sea sandpiper, spotted sandpiper, stone curlew, upland sandpiper