Calidris mauri

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
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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western sandpiper binomialName Calidris mauri