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Calidris ferruginea
| Family Name: | Scolopacidae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
| Common Name: | Curlew Sandpiper, Burung Kedidi Pasir Kendi |
Name
Description
| Size | 22 cm |
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| Description | Black bill longer than Dunlin’s somewhat down-curved; legs black. Breeding: head, neck and almost underparts are very conspicuous vinous-red. Non-breeding: upperparts uniform grey-brown with pale fringes on wing-coverts. |
Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Habitats | Mudflats, Sandy Shore |
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| Distribution | Breeds in high arctic north Siberia from Yamal Peninsula to North Chukotskiy Peninsula. The East Asian-Australasian population winters in Southeast Asia and Australia, while the rest winters in Africa, Middle East and South Asia. Common winter visitor and passage migrant. |
| Nature Reserves | Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve |
| Nature Areas | Pulau Ubin |
Conservation
| Notes | Common winter visitor and passage migrant. |
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Status
| Species Status | Winter visitor |
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| Conservation Status | Common |
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References
| References | Wang, L.K. & Hails, C.J. 2007. An annotated checklist of the birds of Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement no. 15. 179pp |
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