noun
spoon-billed sandpiper
A critically endangered migratory shorebird with a distinctive spoon-shaped bill. Scientific name: Calidris pygmaea.
ヘラシギは絶滅危惧種に指定されている。
The spoon-billed sandpiper is designated as an endangered species.
干潟でヘラシギを観察した。
I observed a spoon-billed sandpiper on the tidal flat.
The name ヘラシギ comes from 箆 (hera, 'spatula') and 鷸 (shigi, 'sandpiper'), referring to its spatula-shaped bill.