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Ruff (Calidris pugnax)

Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)

About Ruff (Calidris pugnax)

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

The ruff is a medium-sized wading bird that breeds in marshes and wet meadows across northern Eurasia. This highly gregarious sandpiper is migratory and sometimes forms huge flocks in its winter grounds, which include southern and western Europe, Africa, southern Asia and Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2003-01-05

    West Coast National Park, South Africa
    Not 100% sure about location

  • 2006-03-23

    Sultan's Marsh Bird Paradise, Turkey
    Image from 2006-03-23

  • 2011-01-04

    Lake Langano - Bishangari Forest, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-04

  • 2011-01-06

    Lake Awasa, Ethiopia

  • 2011-01-15

    Abiata-Shala National Park, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-15

  • 2013-04-19

    Anahuac NWR (UTC 049), United States of America

  • 2013-10-25

    Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
    Image from 2013-10-25

  • 2013-11-01

    Kalokol, Kenya
    Image from 2013-11-01

  • 2017-01-08

    Queen Elizabeth II National Park, Uganda
    Not sure on ID. Straight black bill, gray legs, slightly larger than common sandpiper, plain face, scalloped look. Have a pic.
    Image from 2017-01-08

  • 2017-10-28

    Norfolk Coast, England

  • 2019-10-02

    Orkney Islands, England

  • 2025-01-28

    Arusha National Park, Tanzania

  • 2025-02-20

    Oued Sous, Morocco

  • 2025-02-21

    Oued Massa, Morocco