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[[Image:Sharp-tailed_Sandpiper.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jvhigbee <br />Location: Nisqually NWR, [[Washington]], USA]] | [[Image:Sharp-tailed_Sandpiper.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jvhigbee <br />Location: Nisqually NWR, [[Washington]], USA]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 17-21 cm<br /> | |
| − | + | '''Adult summer''' | |
| + | *Rich brown upperparts with darker feather centres | ||
| + | *White underparts | ||
| + | *Streaked buff upper breast | ||
| + | *Dark chevrons on breast sides, flanks and undertail coverts | ||
| + | *White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] | ||
| + | *Chestnut crown | ||
| + | *White eyering | ||
| + | Grey upperparts in winter<br /> | ||
| + | '''Juveniles''': | ||
| + | *Orange-buff breast | ||
| + | *Narrow streaky band on neck | ||
| + | *Rufous cap | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Pectoral Sandpiper]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Breeds in northeast [[Siberia]], and winters in [[Australasia]]. | + | Breeds in northeast [[Siberia]], and winters in [[Australasia]] and [[Polynesia]]. |
| + | Rare vagrant to [[Britain]] and [[Ireland]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Tundra, on migration mudflats, flooded fields. | Tundra, on migration mudflats, flooded fields. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It nests on the ground. | It nests on the ground. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet aquatic insects and their larvae, as well as worms, molluscs, crustaceans and seeds. | The diet aquatic insects and their larvae, as well as worms, molluscs, crustaceans and seeds. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia | ||
| + | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Calidris+acuminata}} | {{GSearch|Calidris+acuminata}} | ||
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- Calidris acuminata
Identification
17-21 cm
Adult summer
- Rich brown upperparts with darker feather centres
- White underparts
- Streaked buff upper breast
- Dark chevrons on breast sides, flanks and undertail coverts
- White supercilium
- Chestnut crown
- White eyering
Grey upperparts in winter
Juveniles:
- Orange-buff breast
- Narrow streaky band on neck
- Rufous cap
Similar Species
Distribution
Breeds in northeast Siberia, and winters in Australasia and Polynesia.
Rare vagrant to Britain and Ireland.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Tundra, on migration mudflats, flooded fields.
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests on the ground.
Diet
The diet aquatic insects and their larvae, as well as worms, molluscs, crustaceans and seeds.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sharp-tailed_Sandpiper
