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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

Photo by JeffCrocombe
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Field Notes

Description:

Small migratory wader.

Habitat:

Breeds in northern Siberia, from the delta of the Lena River east to east of the Kolyma River delta. Over 90% of the population migrates to Australasia in the non-breeding season, with the remainder mainly in Melanesia and Polynesia.

Seen on the campus of Pacific Adventist University, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

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