Curlew Sandpiper

CURLEW SANDPIPER

Calidris ferruginea

A: Krombekstrandloper

 

A common summer visitor to both inland and coastal wetlands. Its distinguishing feature is its long, decurved bill, and long legs. Upperparts are unmarked in non-breeding, but in breeding plumage they become very scalloped and the bird develops a bright red chest.

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