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Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

"These birds are small waders, only slightly larger than dunlin at 19.5–21 cm in length, but differ from Dunlin in having a longer down-curved bill, longer neck and legs and a white rump. It forages in soft mud on marshes and the coast, mainly picking up food by sight. It mostly eats insects and other small invertebrates." ~wiki

Habitat:

spotted along the Gulf of Suez shore

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Curlew sandpiper

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Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula

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PublishedAugust 11, 2014

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