Bécasseau violet
Photo : Andreas Trepte · CC BY-SA 2.5

Bécasseau violetQuebec wildlife

Calidris maritima

Scolopacidae

No period published by Québec.ca

Québec.ca publishes no hunting or trapping period for this species. Check the official regulations.

Wikipedia

Bécasseau violet

The purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima) is a small shorebird in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. This is a hardy sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and subarctic regions of Eurasia and North America and winters further south on the Atlantic coast.

Description

Adults have short yellow legs and a medium thin dark bill with a yellow base. The body is dark on top with a slight purplish gloss and mainly white underneath. The breast is smeared with grey and the rump is black. They measure 20–22 cm (7.9–8.7 in) in length and 42–46 cm (17–18 in) across the wings, and weight is from 50–105 g (1.8–3.7 oz).

Text from WikipediaPurple sandpiper, revision 1347425637, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-04. Encyclopedic text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Sentences about hunting or regulation are removed: on this site, the rule comes from Québec.ca.

Other names

French

bécasseau maritimamaubèche maritimemaubèche des rochesmaubèche pourprée

English

Rock SnipeRockweed BirdBig beachyPurple-back

Presence in Quebec

Origin
Indigène
Occurrence
Régulier
Population status
Migrateur
Certainty
Confirmé

Conservation

Provincial rankS3M — peu commun ou vulnérable
Status (ESVA Act)Non suivie
JurisdictionEnvironnement et Changement climatique Canada

Québec.ca

Official periods

Source: Québec.ca — tables reproduced as published (retrieved 2026-08-30).

Québec.ca publishes no hunting or trapping period for this species. See the official regulations:

Regulations change. Always check Québec.ca before hunting or trapping.

SIT Québec register

Outfitters hunting this species

82 outfitters list this species among the game they hunt.

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Where this data comes from

This species is listed in an official government dataset. The identification and status shown in the data sheet are reproduced from it.

Source: List of Quebec’s vertebrate wildlife (LFVQ)Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs. File LFVQ_25_03_2026.csv, retrieved 2026-08-30 · CC BY 4.0.

Measurements, habitat, diet and reproduction are not shown: no official source is attached to them yet.