Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) - HBW 3, p. 521
French: Bécasseau d’Alaska
German: Bergstrandläufer
Spanish: Correlimos de Alaska
Taxonomy: Ereunetes Mauri Cabanis, 1857, South Carolina.
Formerly placed in genus Ereunetes with C. pusilla. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Chukotskiy Peninsula and W & N Alaska. Winters on Pacific coast from N California to N Peru, and locally down Atlantic coast from S New Jersey through Gulf of Mexico and West Indies to Surinam.
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A group of adults in alternate plumage foraging in the mud of a fresh water lagoon Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2001 5 years ago 21 sec 4.7 -
A juvenile standing on a rock moving around while foraging on small bits of food, and then flying away. Locality Santa Clara River Estuary, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 26 September 2009 3 years ago 53 sec 4.7 -
Adults and juveniles foraging on tidal water Locality Santa Clara River Estuary, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 July 2004 5 years ago 20 sec 4.7 -
An adult bird in alternate plumage foraging in the mud of a fresh water lagoon Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2001 5 years ago 21 sec 4.5 -
An adult in winter plumage foraging in the mud Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 1 February 2003 5 years ago 15 sec 4.4 -
Near a nest Locality Nome, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Steven Siegel 31 May 2000 9 years ago 15 sec 4.3
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Western Sandpiper, non breeding
Locality Fort Myers Beach, Lee County, Florida, USA (United States)
Paul Cools 11 February 2010 29 weeks ago 4.3 -
looking for eat
Locality La Bayona, Estero Padre Ramos Nature Reserve, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 20 November 2012 22 weeks ago 4 -
looking for eat
Locality Estero Padre Ramos Nature Reserve, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 21 September 2012 32 weeks ago 4 -
Western Sandpiper foraging in breeding plumage
Locality University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States)
Justin Watts 27 April 2011 2 years ago 4 -
A bird in winter plumage
Locality Andrews County, Texas, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 16 October 2008 3 years ago 4 -
Beginning to molt into winter plumage
Locality Andrews County, Texas, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 27 September 2008 3 years ago 4
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Calls by one bird (with hard wind). Locality Chevak, Alaska, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 June 2012 38 weeks ago 3
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