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;[[:Category:Calidris|Calidris]] himantopus | ;[[:Category:Calidris|Calidris]] himantopus | ||
| − | + | ''Micropalama himantopus'' | |
| − | [[Image:Stilt_Sandpiper.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jourdaj<br />Photo taken: Pt. Mouillee SGA, Monroe, MI, USA.]] | + | [[Image:Stilt_Sandpiper.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jourdaj <br />Photo taken: Pt. Mouillee SGA, Monroe, MI, USA.]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 20- | + | 20-23 cm. Long, greenish legs. Long neck. Long bill, drooped at the tip. White rump. Grey tail. Wings plain. Breeding plumage heavily barred on the underside, with dark blotches on the back, and chestnut cheek patch. Nonbreeding plumage all grey on back with lighter belly. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Alaska]], [[Manitoba]], [[Ontario]]. Spends winters in [[South America]] and [[Florida]] and southern [[California]]. | [[Alaska]], [[Manitoba]], [[Ontario]]. Spends winters in [[South America]] and [[Florida]] and southern [[California]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | The Stilt Sandpiper has been placed in the genus ''Micropalama'' by some authorities. | ||
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| + | The species is monotypic. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Sedge meadows. | Sedge meadows. | ||
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{{GSearch|Calidris+himantopus}} | {{GSearch|Calidris+himantopus}} | ||
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1242&Bird_Image_ID=3328&Bird_Family_ID=138 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1242&Bird_Image_ID=3328&Bird_Family_ID=138 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] [[Category:Calidris]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[category:incomplete]] [[Category:Calidris]] |
Revision as of 19:29, 7 September 2008
- Calidris himantopus
Micropalama himantopus
Identification
20-23 cm. Long, greenish legs. Long neck. Long bill, drooped at the tip. White rump. Grey tail. Wings plain. Breeding plumage heavily barred on the underside, with dark blotches on the back, and chestnut cheek patch. Nonbreeding plumage all grey on back with lighter belly.
Distribution
Alaska, Manitoba, Ontario. Spends winters in South America and Florida and southern California.
Taxonomy
The Stilt Sandpiper has been placed in the genus Micropalama by some authorities.
The species is monotypic.
Habitat
Sedge meadows.
Behaviour
It nests on the ground, 3-4 eggs are laid.
The diet includes insects and other invertebrates.
