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Common Name

Curlew Sandpiper

Alternate Names

Common Type

Sandpiper

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Calidris

Species

ferruginea

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Location Photographed

Angola, Madagascar

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Nests in tudra, feeds in wetlands

Distribution and Range

Breeds in Arctic Siberia; winters in southern Africa, SE Asia and Australasia

Food

Forage by sight for insects and some small crustaceans

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Field Notes:

The population of this species depends upon the population of lemmings. When lemmings are few, predatory species such as skuas and snowy owls will take the Arctic breeding waders instead.

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