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Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

Photo by ceherzog
Published on Project Noah
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27.2756, -82.5562

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Description:

Medium-sized sandpiper. Moderately long neck. Moderately long, slightly drooping bill. Moderately long, yellowish or greenish legs. Dark, densely streaked chest showing sharp border with white belly. Dark center of rump and tail. Back reddish brown with two thin white lines extending it length. Cornell Lab

Habitat:

Siesta Key Beach, a somewhat odd location for a Pectoral Sandpiper

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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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Shorebirds of the Gulf Coast
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PublishedNovember 1, 2013

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