Actitis-hypoleucos
Actitis hypoleucos

temporary pondswatercoursesdiurnalvulnerable

Common Sandpiper

 

ORDER: Haematopodidae
FAMILY: Scolopacidae
SIZE: ++

BREEDING SEASON:
J F M A M J J A S O N D

OCCURRENCE: breeding resident.
CHARACTERISTICS: brown head and back, white belly and tufts in flanks; relatively long and thin beak; grey legs.
FOOD: aquatic invertebrates.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: wading bird; restless behaviour, often shakes its tail.

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