sharp-tailed sandpiper
E656115
The sharp-tailed sandpiper is a small migratory shorebird of the sandpiper family that breeds in Arctic Siberia and winters in Australasia, frequenting coastal wetlands and mudflats.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
migratory bird ⓘ sandpiper ⓘ shorebird ⓘ |
| billColor | dark bill ⓘ |
| binomialName | Calidris acuminata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingArea |
Russian Far East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
tundra
ⓘ
wet Arctic lowlands ⓘ |
| breedingRange | Arctic Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | sharp-tailed sandpiper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Johann Friedrich Gmelin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
insects ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ worms ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy |
less distinct breast band than pectoral sandpiper
ⓘ
more rufous crown than pectoral sandpiper ⓘ |
| family | Scolopacidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | probes mud with bill ⓘ |
| genus | Calidris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal wetlands
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ freshwater wetlands ⓘ mudflats ⓘ saltmarshes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | yellowish legs ⓘ |
| migrationFlyway | East Asian–Australasian Flyway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange | Australasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plumage |
distinctly streaked breast
ⓘ
rufous crown in breeding plumage ⓘ sharp-looking rear body outline ⓘ white underparts ⓘ |
| relativeSize | small wader ⓘ |
| reproduction | ground nester ⓘ |
| similarTo | pectoral sandpiper ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| wintersIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1789 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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