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Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea(Pontoppidan, 1763)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Calidris
At a glance
The Curlew Sandpiper is a medium-sized bird, about 18–23 cm long, listed as Critically Endangered and native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 18–23 cm
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Rare
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Curlew Sandpiper look like?
The Curlew Sandpiper is a medium-sized bird, about 18–23 cm long.
The curlew sandpiper is a small migratory wader. It is a long-distance migrant, breeding in the bogs and coastal lowlands of the Siberian Arctic, arriving there in June and staying to August or September. After breeding season, it migrates south throughout Europe and Asia to spend the winter, mainly in Africa but also along the coasts of Australasia and Southeast Asia; occupying tidal mudflats and saltpans.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Curlew Sandpiper?
The Curlew Sandpiper is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Curlew Sandpiper eat?
The Curlew Sandpiper feeds on seeds, intertidal invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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