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White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

About White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Pelicans
  • Family: Sandpipers and Allies

The white-rumped sandpiper is a small shorebird that breeds in the northern tundra of Canada and Alaska. This bird can be difficult to distinguish from other similar tiny shorebirds; these are known collectively as "peeps" or "stints".

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2013-04-17
    Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), United States of America
    Originally ID as semipalmated sandpiper
    Image from 2013-04-17