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Latin Name: Calidris ferruginea

English Name: Curlew Sandpiper



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Key Identification Features [edit]

aka Ca: Territ becllarg Da: Krumnæbbet Ryle De: Sichelstrandläufer Es: Correlimos zarapatín Fi: kuovisirri Fr: Bécasseau cocorli It: Piovanello Nl: Krombekstrandloper No: Tundrasnipe Pt: Pilrito-de-bico-comprido Sv: Spovsnäppa Ru: Краснозобик

L 7"

Heavy, longer bill than most relatives. Gray head with white supercilium . Black legs. White rump-patch.

Winter plummage: Gray breast with indistinct streaking . Gray upperparts .

Summer plummage: Reddish-brown head, mantle, breast, and belly. Black bases to back feathers . White undertail coverts with dark spots.

Range: Continent, country or more local range. Resident or months present [edit]

Habitat: estuary, rainforest, mountains, desert etc [edit]

Subspecies: [edit]

Calls: [edit]

Rippling ‘chirrup’.

Song: [edit]


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