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

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

Described by: Pontoppidan (1763)
Alternate common name(s): Cox's Sandpiper, Cooper's Sandpiper
Old scientific name(s): Calidris testacea, Erolia ferruginea

Photographs

Newhaven, Northern Territory, Australia - Sep, 2004 © Tom Tarrant  Inner Port, Zeebrugge, Belgium - May 25, 2002 © Yves Baptiste  Inner Port, Zeebrugge, Belgium - May 25, 2002 © Yves Baptiste  Bredene, Belgium - Aug 24, 2002 © Yves Baptiste  Bredene, Belgium - Aug 24, 2002 © Yves Baptiste 
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Range

N. Siberia;
N. Siberia from the Yenisei River delta e. along the Arctic coast to New Siberian Is. and the Chukotski Peninsula s. to Anadyrland and Koryakland. N. Alaska at Barrow.
Migrant through Europe (Greece in the estuaries of the Acheloos River and Evinos River).
Winters in subsaharan Africa (Lake St. Lucia, n. Zululand, South Africa), Arabian Peninsula, India, se. Asia and Australia (w. and n. Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia) and Tasmania.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

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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