Prakruti Parichay
ScolopacidaeCalidris

urlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

18–23 cmSmall
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Winter visitor, mainly to coasts, also inland. White rump. More elegant than Dunlin, and with longer, more downcurved bill, and longer legs. Adult breeding has chestnut-red head and underparts. A dult non-breeding paler grey than Dunlin, with more distinct supercilium. Juvenile has strong supercilium, buff wash to breast, and buff fringes to upperparts. Feeds in wet sand in similar way to Dunlin, also by wading in deeper water. Mainly coastal: in tertidal mudflats, seashore, saltpans; rare inland.

Colour

Buff / TanWhiteChestnutRed
Average size
20.5 cm
Habitat
Feeds in wet sand in similar way to Dunlin, also by wading in deeper water. Mainly coastal: in tertidal mudflats, seashore, saltpans, rare inland.
Behaviour
Winter visitor, mainly to coasts, also inland.

About this bird

Winter visitor, mainly to coasts, also inland. White rump. More elegant than Dunlin, and with longer, more downcurved bill, and longer legs. Adult breeding has chestnut-red head and underparts. A dult non-breeding paler grey than Dunlin, with more distinct supercilium. Juvenile has strong supercilium, buff wash to breast, and buff fringes to upperparts. Feeds in wet sand in similar way to Dunlin, also by wading in deeper water. Mainly coastal: in tertidal mudflats, seashore, saltpans; rare inland.

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urlew Sandpiper is bigger than Ashy Bulbul but smaller than Bhutan Laughingthrush.

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urlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

18–23 cm