curlew sandpiper

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The curlew sandpiper is a small migratory shorebird known for its long down-curved bill and long-distance journeys between Arctic breeding grounds and coastal wetlands in Africa, Asia, and Australasia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
migratory species
shorebird
wader
billShape long down-curved bill
binomialName Calidris ferruginea
bodySize small shorebird
breedingHabitat Arctic tundra
breedingRange High Arctic Siberia NERFINISHED
breedingSystem monogamous
class Aves NERFINISHED
clutchSize 3–4 eggs
commonName curlew sandpiper
conservationConcern declining population trend
describedBy Pontoppidan NERFINISHED
diet crustaceans
invertebrates
molluscs
worms
family Scolopacidae NERFINISHED
flyway East Asian–Australasian Flyway NERFINISHED
East Atlantic Flyway NERFINISHED
foragingHabitat coastal lagoons
estuaries
mudflats
genus Calidris NERFINISHED
habitat coastal wetlands
intertidal mudflats
saltmarshes
IUCNRedListCategorySystem IUCN 3.1
IUCNStatus Near Threatened
kingdom Animalia
legColor black legs
migration long-distance migrant
migratoryBehavior migrates between Arctic breeding grounds and coastal wetlands in Africa, Asia, and Australasia
nestType ground nest
nonBreedingRange Africa NERFINISHED
Asia NERFINISHED
Australasia NERFINISHED
order Charadriiformes NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
plumageBreeding chestnut head and neck
rufous underparts
plumageNonBreeding grey-brown upperparts
white underparts
scientificName Calidris ferruginea NERFINISHED
taxonRank species
threats climate change impacts on Arctic breeding grounds
habitat loss in coastal wetlands
wingPattern white rump
yearDescribed 1763

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