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− | [[Image:Buff-breasted_Sandpiper.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jvhigbee|jvhigbee}} <br /> Port Townsend, [[Washington]], September 2003]] | + | [[Image:Buff-breasted_Sandpiper.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|jvhigbee|jvhigbee}} <br /> Port Townsend, [[Washington]], September 2003]] |
− | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Calidris|Calidris]] subruficollis |
+ | ''Tryngites subruficollis'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | [[Image:Sandpiper Buff-breasted juv.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Steve+Messick|Steve Messick}}<br />Prewitt Reservoir, [[Colorado]], September 2005]] | ||
45cm | 45cm | ||
*Buff head, neck and underparts | *Buff head, neck and underparts | ||
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*Short, straight bill | *Short, straight bill | ||
*Greenish-yellow legs | *Greenish-yellow legs | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[File:Buff-breasted_Sandpiper_Flight_Landing_STJN_2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Flight - Landing<br />Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br /> Bryan Area, Brazos County, Texas, USA<br /> 16 August 2021]] | ||
'''Breeding''': Tundra of eastern [[Siberia]] to [[Canada]]. <br /> | '''Breeding''': Tundra of eastern [[Siberia]] to [[Canada]]. <br /> | ||
'''Non-breeding''': Mainly [[South America]], but known as a vagrant almost worldwide. | '''Non-breeding''': Mainly [[South America]], but known as a vagrant almost worldwide. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This is a [[Dictionary_M- | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> |
+ | Formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Tryngites|Tryngites]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dry grassy areas, beaches, wetlands and muddy fields. | Dry grassy areas, beaches, wetlands and muddy fields. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
− | The female builds a nest on the ground, lined with grass.The 3-4 eggs are incubated by the female for 3 weeks. The chicks are [[ | + | The female builds a nest on the ground, lined with grass.The 3-4 eggs are incubated by the female for 3 weeks. The chicks are [[Dictionary_P-S#P|precocial]] and leave the nest less than 12 hours after hatching and able to feed themselves. |
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes earthworms, aquatic insects and larvae, and seeds. | The diet includes earthworms, aquatic insects and larvae, and seeds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#ARKive |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Tryngites | + | {{GSearch|"Calidris subruficollis" {{!}} "Tryngites subruficollis" {{!}} "Buff-Breasted Sandpiper"}} |
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | |
+ | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Calidris]] |
Latest revision as of 18:53, 9 September 2023
- Calidris subruficollis
Tryngites subruficollis
Identification
45cm
- Buff head, neck and underparts
- Scaly brown upperparts
- Black streaked crown
- Cream throat
- Finely spotted on breast sides
- Short, straight bill
- Greenish-yellow legs
Distribution
Breeding: Tundra of eastern Siberia to Canada.
Non-breeding: Mainly South America, but known as a vagrant almost worldwide.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in the genus Tryngites.
Habitat
Dry grassy areas, beaches, wetlands and muddy fields.
Behaviour
Breeding
The female builds a nest on the ground, lined with grass.The 3-4 eggs are incubated by the female for 3 weeks. The chicks are precocial and leave the nest less than 12 hours after hatching and able to feed themselves.
Diet
The diet includes earthworms, aquatic insects and larvae, and seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- ARKive
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-breasted Sandpiper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-breasted_Sandpiper
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1