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;[[:Category:Calidris|Calidris]] melanotos | ;[[:Category:Calidris|Calidris]] melanotos | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 19-23 cm | |
| + | *Thin dark bill | ||
| + | *Yellow legs | ||
| + | *Black patch on rump extending onto tail | ||
| + | *Thin, white wing stripe | ||
| + | *Slightly de-curved bill, which has a pale base<br /> | ||
| + | Sexes similar. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | Flight recalls [[Ruff]] | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Breeds in north-east [[Siberia]] and northern [[North America]] from [[Alaska]] to Hudson Bay, winters in southern [[South America]]. | ||
| − | + | In autumn most migrate via the Great Plains during July-September but large numbers gather at staging areas in south-east [[Canada]] and the north-eastern [[USA]] before flying south over the west Atlantic to [[South America]]. These birds are liable to meet with eastbound depressions bringing them across the Atlantic to [[Europe]]. | |
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| + | Spring migration is mainly in April-early May and via the interior. | ||
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| + | This is by far the most numerous Nearctic wader to occur in Europe and has been recorded in many countries from [[Iceland]] and the [[Faroes]] south to the [[Azores]] and east to [[Hungary]], [[Bulgaria]] and [[Romania]], also in [[Morocco]] and [[Israel]]. Annual in the [[British Isles]], the [[Azores]], [[France]] and [[Sweden]]. | ||
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| + | Over 100 records in the [[British Isles]] in some years, seen throughout [[Britain]] and [[Ireland]] with most in the south-west but significant numbers in the east suggesting a [[Siberia|Siberian]] rather than [[North America|North American]] origin for many birds. Recorded throughout the year but very rare in midwinter and dramatically peaking in September-October. | ||
| + | [[Image:Pec-Sand-13.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|John+Keep|John Keep}}<br /> Walton On The Naze, [[Essex]], [[England]], September 2007]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Freshwater habitats, coastal areas with damp grassland, marshland and the margins of ponds and lakes. | Freshwater habitats, coastal areas with damp grassland, marshland and the margins of ponds and lakes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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These birds forage on grasslands and mudflats, diet includes insects and other invertebrates. | These birds forage on grasslands and mudflats, diet includes insects and other invertebrates. | ||
| − | + | ====Vocalisation==== | |
| − | + | '''Flight Call''': A throaty ''krik'' | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
| + | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Calidris+melanotos}} | {{GSearch|Calidris+melanotos}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Calidris]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Calidris]] | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 16 September 2009
- Calidris melanotos
Identification
19-23 cm
- Thin dark bill
- Yellow legs
- Black patch on rump extending onto tail
- Thin, white wing stripe
- Slightly de-curved bill, which has a pale base
Sexes similar.
Similar Species
Flight recalls Ruff
Distribution
Breeds in north-east Siberia and northern North America from Alaska to Hudson Bay, winters in southern South America.
In autumn most migrate via the Great Plains during July-September but large numbers gather at staging areas in south-east Canada and the north-eastern USA before flying south over the west Atlantic to South America. These birds are liable to meet with eastbound depressions bringing them across the Atlantic to Europe.
Spring migration is mainly in April-early May and via the interior.
This is by far the most numerous Nearctic wader to occur in Europe and has been recorded in many countries from Iceland and the Faroes south to the Azores and east to Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania, also in Morocco and Israel. Annual in the British Isles, the Azores, France and Sweden.
Over 100 records in the British Isles in some years, seen throughout Britain and Ireland with most in the south-west but significant numbers in the east suggesting a Siberian rather than North American origin for many birds. Recorded throughout the year but very rare in midwinter and dramatically peaking in September-October.
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Freshwater habitats, coastal areas with damp grassland, marshland and the margins of ponds and lakes.
Behaviour
Diet
These birds forage on grasslands and mudflats, diet includes insects and other invertebrates.
Vocalisation
Flight Call: A throaty krik
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
