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Sanderling Calidris alba

Described by: Pallas (1764)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Crocethia alba

Photographs

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Range

Almost Worldwide distribution;
Arctic Canada (Banks Is., Prince Patrick Is., Lougheed Is. and n. Ellesmere Is. s. to s. to n. Mackenzie, w. Victoria Is., n. Keewatin (Melville Penninsula and nw. coast of Hudson Bay at Cape Fullerton), Southampton Is., n. Baffin Is., n. Greenland, Spitsbergen (Svalbard) to Severnaya Zemlya Is., Taymyr Peninsula, Lena River Delta and New Siberian Is. A small population in n. Alaska at Barrow.
Winters along the coast s. from c. North America to s. South America (Brazil, e. Bahia) and from w. and s. Europe and Africa through s. Asia to Australia (coastal Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and se. South Australia) and a few tropical is. in the Pacific Ocean (Hawaiian Is.).

Videos

Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Jun 2, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is walking along a beach and looking for food.

Siesta Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA - Feb 19, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Many birds feeding on a beach.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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