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Piper?

Description:

small brown and white bird

Habitat:

migrant, marshes, freshwater and coastal areas

Notes:

can it be called a wading bird? i wud go with a sanderling? or some sandpiper.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Liam
Liam 11 years ago
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla BirdForum
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper


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4 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 11 years ago

I would say pectoral, having seen them in person... If it has a rather upright stance when not feeding, that is another good indicator of pectoral

Vin Zael
Vin Zael 11 years ago

Pectoral Sandpiper? Still have not made the name change.

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 11 years ago

Pectoral is small. And there is a fair bit of size difference between male and female. We get them here in Oregon in the early autumn migration

Vin Zael
Vin Zael 11 years ago

tnx Simon, I had just taken a bird guide and came across the Pectoral Sandpiper. but was still unsure, does it look like the right size? i spent a good time observing the bird, but now the bird seems small to me. I agree with the suggestion.

Vin Zael
Spotted by
Vin Zael

Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

Spotted on Sep 6, 2012
Submitted on Sep 25, 2012

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