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Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea)

Spoonbill Sandpiper (Calidris pygmea)
Spoonbill Sandpiper (Calidris pygmea)

About Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea)

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

The spoon-billed sandpiper breeds in coastal areas with sand and sparse vegetation, choosing nesting sites carefully (2). It always breeds within six kilometres of the sea (4). During the non-breeding season it is found on mudflats and saltpans (2).
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  • 2013-02-02
    Pak Thale, Thailand
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