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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | '''Kingdom''': Animalia-> '''Phylum''': Chordata-> '''Class''': Aves -> '''Order''': Charadriiformes-> '''Family''': Charadriiformes-> '''Genus''': Calidris-> '''Species''': ''C. minutilla'' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Tundra or in bogs. | Tundra or in bogs. |
Revision as of 17:20, 18 October 2007
- Calidris minutilla
Identification
Yellow legs, short thin dark bill, brown with dark brown streaks on top and white underneath. Light line above the eye and a dark crown.
Distribution
United States and northern South America.
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia-> Phylum: Chordata-> Class: Aves -> Order: Charadriiformes-> Family: Charadriiformes-> Genus: Calidris-> Species: C. minutilla
Habitat
Tundra or in bogs.
Behaviour
The female lays 4 eggs in a shallow scrape on the ground lined with grass and most. Both parents incubate.
These birds forage on mudflats; their diet includes small crustaceans, insects and snails.