Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis)

About Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis)

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

During the breeding season, the buff-breasted sandpiper is found on dry, sloping tundra, or in tundra regions with both wet and dry areas. Whilst on migration this sandpiper stops in dry grasslands, earning it the nickname 'grasspiper'. Throughout the winter it is found mainly on Argentina's pampas grasslands (6).
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