Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
French: Combattant varié German: Kampfläufer Spanish: Combatiente
Other common names: Reeve (female)
Taxonomy:
Tringa Pugnax Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Has been proposed for inclusion in Calidris. Monotypic.
Distribution: NW Europe through Siberia to Chukotskiy Peninsula and Sea of Okhotsk. Winters from Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa through Middle East to Indian Subcontinent.
- Least Concern
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An adult female feeding in a lagoon. Ventura County, California, USA
Don DesJardin 31 July 2001 2 years ago 20 sec 4.7 -
An adult female walking on the water and feeding Ventura County, California, USA
Don DesJardin 31 July 2001 2 years ago 21 sec 4.2 -
An adult female in a fresh water lagoon, feeding Ventura County, California, USA
Don DesJardin 31 July 2001 2 years ago 21 sec 3.9 -
An adult female foraging in the water Ventura County, California, USA
Don DesJardin 31 July 2001 2 years ago 21 sec 3.8 -
A male in transitional plumage, feeding Debre Zeit, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 December 2005 3 years ago 25 sec 3.8 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage, walking Ziway Lake, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 3 years ago 46 sec 3.8
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A male in breeding plumage. Münster Zoo, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
G.Bohn 30 April 2009 12 weeks ago 4 -
Philomachus pugnax Salinas de San Pedro, Murcia, Spain
Conrado Requena Az... 9 November 2008 5 weeks ago 3.7 -
A bird walking on wrack Axios Delta, Greece
Theo Mamais 1 August 1998 46 weeks ago 3.7 -
A standing male in transitional plumage. Vogelpark Walsrode, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 38 weeks ago 3.3 -
A juvenile standing on dried plants Axios Delta, Greece
Theo Mamais 1 September 1995 47 weeks ago 3 -
A female. Winter plumage. Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Pedro Ortega Pinil... 16 December 2006 49 weeks ago 3
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