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Pectoral Sandpiper - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by notason

Photo taken: Quebec

Identification

7.5 inches. Thin dark bill, yellow legs, black patch on rump extending onto tail, thin, white wing stripe. Sexes similar.

North-east Siberia and northern North America

Freshwater habitats, coastal areas with damp grassland, marshland and the margins of ponds and lakes.

These birds forage on grasslands and mudflats, diet includes insects and other invertebrates.

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