Calidris mauri
E902006
Calidris mauri is a small migratory shorebird of the sandpiper family that breeds in Arctic North America and winters along the coasts of the Americas.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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sandpiper ⓘ shorebird ⓘ |
| billShape | thin black slightly drooping bill ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 14–17 cm ⓘ |
| bodyMass | about 20–35 g ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Arctic North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bering Sea coast ⓘ Chukchi Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ western Alaska ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually 4 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | western sandpiper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Newbold Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
insects ⓘ marine worms ⓘ small invertebrates ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale with darker spots ⓘ |
| family | Scolopacidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | probes and picks in wet sand and mud ⓘ |
| genus | Calidris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal mudflats
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ tidal flats ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | black legs ⓘ |
| migrationStopoverSites |
Pacific coast estuaries
ⓘ
interior wetlands of North America ⓘ |
| migratoryBehavior | long-distance migrant ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
Atlantic coast of the Americas
ⓘ
Caribbean coasts ⓘ Gulf of Mexico coasts NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific coast of the Americas ⓘ |
| order | Charadriiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentalCare |
both parents incubate eggs
ⓘ
both parents tend chicks initially ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
breeding adults have rufous tones on head and back
ⓘ
nonbreeding adults are grayish above and white below ⓘ |
| populationTrend | generally stable with some regional declines ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
disturbance at stopover and wintering sites
ⓘ
habitat loss in coastal areas ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 35–37 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1852 ⓘ |
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