Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Calidris
Species
pusilla
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
KS, Turks
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Nests in tudra, feeds in wetlands
Distribution and Range
Breeds in Arctic North America; winters in coastal South America
Food
Forage on wet meadows or mud flats by sight and by jabbing for aquatic insects and small crustaceans.