- Calidris ferruginea
Identification
19.5–21 cm.
Breeding adult
- Dark grey patterned above
- Brick red below
Non breeding adult
- Pale grey upperparts
- White underparts
- White supercilium
Juvenile
- Grey and brown back
- White belly
- Peachy breast
Distribution
Siberia, wintering in Africa, south and southeast Asia and Australasia.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Tundra, marshes, muddy estuaries.
Behaviour
The diet includes snails, worms and flies.
The nest is a ground scrape and 3-4 eggs are laid.
References
Wikipedia
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Calidris ferruginea (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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