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White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis

Description:

Small to medium-sized sandpiper. Short neck. Moderately long straight bill. Moderately long legs. Long wings extend past end of tail on resting bird. Large white patch at base of tail. Underparts white, with fine dark streaks on pale gray breast. Black chevron marks on flanks in breeding plumage. Back mostly gray in nonbreeding plumage, mixed gray and warm brown in breeding plumage.

Habitat:

Feeding in at the edge of Lake Lewisville.

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1 Comment

MaryFord
MaryFord 10 years ago

Thank you so much for all the photos, friends! We need 23,000 more animal photos to set the Guinness World Record, so keep 'em coming!

gatorfellows
Spotted by
gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 23, 2013
Submitted on Sep 28, 2013

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