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White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

Small sandpiper, brown and black scaled upperparts, distinct white rump. Neck and upper breast are white with brown streaks. Streaked head has white eyebrows. Thin white stripes on dark wings visible in flight. Tail is rounded and black. Dark legs and feet.

Habitat:

Mudflats along shore of Lewisville Lake.

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White-rumped Sandpiper

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