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Common Name

Sanderling

Alternate Names

Common Type

Sanderling

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Calidris

Species

alba

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Kansas

Number of Sub-Species

Two Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Fresh or salt water

Distribution and Range

Breeds Holarctic; worldwide coastal post-breeding dispersal

Food

Diet largely consists of isopods and the mole crab found by plunging their beaks into the sand at random, consuming whatever they find.

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Bird

Sanderling

Sanderling

Charadriiformes

Scolopacidae

Calidris

alba

Least Concern

Kansas

Two Sub Species

Migratory

Fresh or salt water

Breeds Holarctic; worldwide coastal post-breeding dispersal

Diet largely consists of isopods and the mole crab found by plunging their beaks into the sand at random, consuming whatever they find.

As water swirls up the beach, it makes the sand softer and easier for the birds to penetrate further to find their food. This is why they run up and down the beach just ahead of the waves.