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Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis(Vieillot, 1819)
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Origin: Native
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Calidris
At a glance
The Buff-breasted Sandpiper, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The buff-breasted sandpiper is a small shorebird. The species name subruficollis is from Latin subrufus, "reddish" and collis, "-necked/-throated". It is a calidrid sandpiper.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Buff-breasted Sandpiper?
The Buff-breasted Sandpiper is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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