Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) - HBW 3, p. 524
French: Bécasseau cocorli
German: Sichelstrandläufer
Spanish: Correlimos Zarapitín
Taxonomy: Tringa Ferrugineus Pontoppidan, 1763, Christiansø Islands, Denmark.
Formerly placed in genus Erolia. Species name testacea formerly used, but pre-dated by ferruginea. Recently discovered Cox’s Sandpiper “C. paramelanotos” shown to be hybrid between present species and, most probably, C. melanotos; Cooper’s Sandpiper “C. (Pisobia) cooperi” was probably hybrid between present species and C. acuminata (see page 446). Monotypic.
Distribution: Arctic Siberia from Yamal Peninsula to Kolyuchinskaya Gulf (N Chukotskiy Peninsula). Winters from sub-Saharan Africa through S Asia to Australasia.
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A female in bright breeding plumage coming back to the nest in the tundra, then incubating Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 5 July 2008 4 years ago 48 sec 5 -
Two males displaying together in flight above the tundra Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 25 June 2008 4 years ago 56 sec 4.8 -
A female in dull breeding plumage coming back to the nest in the tundra, then incubating Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 13 July 2008 4 years ago 32 sec 4.8 -
Close-up of a male in breeding plumage calling in the tundra and looking at skuas and geese Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 7 July 2008 4 years ago 1 min 10 sec 4.6 -
Close-up of a male in breeding plumage eating big worms in the tundra Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 7 July 2008 4 years ago 51 sec 4.5 -
A close view of a bird in winter plumage, feeding Locality Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 September 2006 5 years ago 15 sec 4.4
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Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Locality Gujarat, India
deomurari 19 March 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
On spring migration
Locality Greece
odburt 20 May 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
Breeding Plumage
Locality Pirotan Island, Gulf of Kutch Marine Sanctuary & National Park, Jamnagar District, Gujarat, India
deomurari 30 April 2009 4 years ago 4.5 -
Adult, breeding
Locality Kalloni Saltworks, Kalloni, Lesbos Island, North Aegean Region, Greece
Paul Cools 7 May 2009 28 weeks ago 4.3 -
Curlew Sandpiper
Locality Mandvi, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
drpankajmaheria 6 April 2013 6 weeks ago 4 -
standing at a salt pond
Locality Salt Ponds Km 20, Eilat, Israel
Lior Kislev 1 April 2012 1 year ago 4
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Male calling on the ground Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia
(Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 7 July 2008 3 years ago 4 -
Male displaying in flight Locality Pyasina Delta, Taymyr Peninsula, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia
(Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 24 June 2008 3 years ago 3
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