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Pectoral Sandpiper

Photo: Andrew Cannizzaro · iNaturalist · CC BY

Birds

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Observations in the area
1
Last sighting
27 June 2022
Category
Birds
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The species

The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) is a small, migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick lining, is deep enough to protect its four eggs from the cool breezes of its breeding grounds. The pectoral sandpiper is 21 cm (8.3 in) long, with a wingspan of 46 cm (18 in).

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