sharp-tailed sandpiper

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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.

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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

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Coorong region supportsSpecies sharp-tailed sandpiper