Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Stilt Sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus) - HBW 3, p. 530
French: Bécasseau à échasses
German: Bindenstrandläufer
Spanish: Correlimos Zancolín
Taxonomy: Tringa himantopus Bonaparte, 1826, Long Branch, New Jersey.
Should perhaps be included in genus Calidris, but more research required. Monotypic.
Distribution: N Alaska E to S Victoria I; W & S Hudson Bay. Winters from N Chile, Bolivia and SC Brazil to N Argentina and Uruguay; small numbers locally in S USA.
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Views of 2 juveniles preening and foraging in a shallow water. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States)
Don DesJardin 11 September 2011 1 year ago 52 sec 4.2 -
Two birds feeding on the water. Locality George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 August 2012 30 weeks ago 27 sec 4.1 -
Four birds in non-breeding plumage feeding in the water Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2006 5 years ago 44 sec 4.1 -
2 birds feeding walking in the water, transition to breeding plumage Locality Albufera de Medio Mundo, Lima Department, Peru
Wim ten Have 3 April 2011 5 weeks ago 20 sec 4 -
Three juveniles foraging together with Long-billed Dowitcher. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 18 September 2011 1 year ago 47 sec 4 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage scratching its head, walking and stretching its wing Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2006 5 years ago 31 sec 3.9
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A coulpe walking at the beach shore.
Locality José Ignacio, Maldonado Department, Uruguay
franok 8 December 2012 18 weeks ago 3.8 -
Winter plumage bird.
Locality Caroni ricefields, Caroni, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 18 September 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
Cleaning
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 28 August 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Lateral view of bird in water with other waders.
Locality Antigua Island, Antigua and Barbuda (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 22 September 2012 31 weeks ago 3.8 -
Winter plumage bird.
Locality Caroni ricefields, Caroni, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
nigel lallsingh 18 September 2011 1 year ago 3.6 -
One of six birds at a salt pan playa
Locality Andrews County, Texas, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 16 October 2008 3 years ago 3.5
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