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Latin Name: Calidris maritima

English Name: Purple Sandpiper



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Key Identification Features [edit]

aka Ca: Territ fosc Da: Sortgrå Ryle De: Meerstrandläufer Es: Correlimos oscuro Fi: merisirri Fr: Bécasseau violet It: Piovanello violetto Nl: Paarse Strandloper No: Fjæreplytt Pt: Pilrito-escuro Sv: Skärsnäppa Ru: Морской песочник


L 8"

Yellow legs.

Winter plummage: Dark gray head without streaks. Dark gray breast with streaks extending onto flanks. Very dark back with thin gray edges.

Summer plummage: Dark gray streaked head . Pale indistinct supercilium. Black back feathers and wing covs with white edges. Dark gray breast with dark streaks and spots extending onto white underparts.

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

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

Subspecies: [edit]

Calls: [edit]

Quietish in winter. ‘tit’, ‘whit’

Song: [edit]


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