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Revision as of 20:27, 22 February 2009
- Limosa lapponica
Identification
In Breeding plumage: belly rufous with no or little barring, and dark bill slightly upturned. In Nonbreeding plumage: back gray with streaking, upturned bill bicolored, and long supercilium extending back past eye. In Juvenal plumage: back patterned with white and gray, upturned bill bicolored, and long supercilium extending back past eye.
Distribution
- Breeds in northern Palearctic: extreme northern Scandinavia (Norway, Finland, limited in Sweden), Arctic Russia (Kola Peninsula eastwards), and Alaska.
- Migration most active March-April (south to north), and August-October (north to south). Seen regularly en route through the Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Atlantic coasts. Rare to find any distance inland.
- Winters to southern Africa and Australasia. A varying concentration of individuals will occur year-round in this non-breeding range.
Vagrancy
Vagrant north to Svalbard, Iceland and the Faroe Islands; Cyprus and eastern Mediterranean countries; Madeira and the Azores. Casual vagrant in North America on both coasts.
Taxonomy
There are 4 subspecies.
Habitat
- Coastal estuaries and sheltered sandy shores.
- Arctic breeding habitat is lowland tundra; sometimes in upland areas and among trees.
Behaviour
The diet includes worms, snails and insects.
It nests on the ground, usually in short vegetation.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Limosa lapponica (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
