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Calidris acuminata

Photo by jvhigbee
Location: Nisqually NWR, Washington, USA

[edit] Identification

18cm. Rich brown with darker feather centres above, and white underparts, buff breast. Light superciliary line above the eye and a chestnut crown. In winter, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are grey above. The juveniles are brightly patterned above with rufous colouration and white mantle stripes.

[edit] Distribution

Breeds in northeast Siberia, and winters in Australasia.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Tundra, on migration mudflats, flooded fields.

[edit] Behaviour

It nests on the ground.

The diet aquatic insects and their larvae, as well as worms, molluscs, crustaceans and seeds.

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages
• View more images of this species on the ABID