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Long blue-grey legs, very long pink bill with a slight upward curve and dark at the tip. Neck, breast and belly are pale brown with dark bars on the breast and flanks. The back is mottled and dark. Cinnamon wing linings in flight. | Long blue-grey legs, very long pink bill with a slight upward curve and dark at the tip. Neck, breast and belly are pale brown with dark bars on the breast and flanks. The back is mottled and dark. Cinnamon wing linings in flight. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Breeds [[Canada|Canadian]] and [[U.S.]] Great Plains; winters | + | Breeds [[Canada|Canadian]] and [[U.S.]] Great Plains; winters Pacific U.S., [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 23 July 2008
- Limosa fedoa
Identification
Long blue-grey legs, very long pink bill with a slight upward curve and dark at the tip. Neck, breast and belly are pale brown with dark bars on the breast and flanks. The back is mottled and dark. Cinnamon wing linings in flight.
Distribution
Breeds Canadian and U.S. Great Plains; winters Pacific U.S., Argentina and Chile.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
- L. f. beringiae - breeds Alaskan Peninsula; winters coastal Washington to California
- L. f. fedoa - breeds Great Plains of North America; winters to Argentina and Chile
Habitat
Mudflats, marshes, beaches. Short grass.
Behaviour
- Diet includes insects and crustaceans, and parts of aquatic plants.
- Nests on the ground, usually in short grass.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
