Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea)

Spoonbill Sandpiper (Calidris pygmea)
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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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2013-02-02Pak Thale, Thailand