Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Sandpipers and Allies :: Western Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri

Described by: Cabanis (1857)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Ereunetes mauri

Photographs

Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 14, 2006 © William Hull  Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 14, 2006 © William Hull  Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 14, 2006 © William Hull  Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 9, 2006 © William Hull  Moss Landing, Monterey County, California, USA - Apr 14, 2006 © William Hull 
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Range

Ex. ne. Asia and nw. North America;
Ne. Siberia (e. Chokotskiy Peninsula) and nw. Alaska including St. Lawrence Is. and Nunivak Is. and coast from Bristol Bay and the Kashunuk River to Seward Peninsula, Point Barrow and Camden Bay.
Winters s. along the Pacific coast from n. California to n. Peru and along the Atlantic coast from s. New Jersey, Gulf of Mexico and West Indes to Surinam.

Videos

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Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

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

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