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Breeding plumage
Photo by swarovskiuser
Lesvos, April 2009
Calidris ferruginea

Identification

19.5–21 cm
Black de-curved bill
Breeding adult

  • Dark grey patterned above
  • Brick red below

Non breeding adult

  • Pale grey upperparts
  • White underparts
  • White supercilium
Juvenile
Photo by youngbirder18
Titchwell Marsh, RSPB, UK, August 2005

Juvenile

  • Grey and brown back
  • White belly
  • Peachy breast

Similar Species

Winter adult can resemble Dunlin

Distribution

Arctic Siberia, wintering in Africa, south and southeast Asia and Australasia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Tundra, marshes, muddy estuaries, salt pans

Behaviour

Adult in flight
Photo by Neil
Hong Kong, China, April 2009

Diet

The diet includes snails, worms and flies.

Breeding

The nest is a ground scrape and 3-4 eggs are laid.

Vocalisation

Flight Call: chirrip (lower pitched than Temminck's Stint)

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Wikipedia
  3. Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6

Recommended Citation

Vocalisation

<flashmp3>Calidris ferruginea (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

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