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Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Bécasseau roussâtre

Calidris subruficollis

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  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper
  • Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper

B L W W W Family Latin Name
8.25" 21cm 18" 45.7cm 2.2oz 62.4g Scolopacidae Calidris subruficollis

  • Breeding
  • Year Around
  • Winter
Buff-breasted Sandpiper range

The Buff-breasted Sandpiper is an upland shorebird. It prefers a habitat mostly away from water. This light-coloured sandpiper blends into its surroundings very well, such as dry mudflats and sandy areas with sparse grass. It is one of the more difficult sandpipers to find and to observe. This sandpiper migrates to South America during the winter months. It has been a migrant in Cuba.


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