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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Shore DotterelScientific Name: Thinornis novaeseelandiaeCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ShorebirdsSize: Length: 7.9–8.3 in (20–21 cm); Wingspan: 14–16 in (36–41 cm)Weight: 2.0–2.8 oz (58–80 g)Lifespan: 15–20+ years in predator-free wild...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Crab-ploverScientific Name: Dromas ardeolaCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ShorebirdsSize: Body length: 15–16 in (38–41 cm); Wingspan: 29–31 in (75–80 cm)Weight: 8.0–11.5 oz (225–325 g)Lifespan: 12–16 years in coastal marine ecosystemsDiet:...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Ruddy TurnstoneScientific Name: Arenaria interpresCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ShorebirdsSize: Length 21 to 26 cm (8.3 to 10.2 in); wingspan 50 to 57 cm (20 to 22 in)Weight: 85 to 150 g (3.0 to 5.3 oz)Lifespan: 9 to 14 years (record 19...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Spoon-billed SandpiperScientific Name: Calidris pygmaeaCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ShorebirdsSize: Body length: 14–16 cm (5.5–6.3 in); Wingspan: 36–40 cm (14–16 in)Weight: 25–34 g (0.88–1.2 oz)Lifespan: 5–8 years in the wildDiet: Invertivore...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Northern LapwingScientific Name: Vanellus vanellusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ShorebirdsRange: Widespread across the temperate Palearctic, breeding from the British Isles and western Europe east across Russia to northern China; winters in...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Eurasian DotterelScientific Name: Charadrius morinellusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ShorebirdsRange: Breeds across the Arctic tundra of northern Eurasia and high alpine plateaus of Scotland, Scandinavia, the Alps, and southern Siberia; winters...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Black-winged StiltScientific Name: Himantopus himantopusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: ShorebirdsRange: Widespread across the Mediterranean basin, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and Southeast AsiaHabitat Type: Shallow...
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OverviewThe Common Redshank (Tringa totanus), celebrated across European wildfowling and coastal lore as the ‘Warden of the Marshes’ or ‘Sentinel of the Shore’, is a stately, vocal, and biologically vital shorebird belonging to the sandpiper...
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OverviewThe Dunlin (Calidris alpina) is a small, charismatic, and globally abundant migratory shorebird that breeds across the windswept Arctic tundra and winters along the expansive coastal mudflats and estuaries of the Northern Hemisphere. Holding iconic status as...
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OverviewThe American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) is a bold, charismatic, and unmissable coastal shorebird native to the wind-carved barrier beaches, shell rakes, and salt marshes of the Atlantic, Gulf, and Caribbean coasts of the Americas. Striding along the...
