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Calidris acuminata
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, small invertebrates, seeds
Habitat
Wet grassland, paddies, mudflat edges
Range
Breeds Siberia, winters to Australia
Clutch size
4 eggs
Incubation period
About 21 days
Size
Small (17–22cm)
Wingspan
~42–47cm
Weight
~55–115g
A rufous-capped sandpiper with heavily streaked breast and a scaly-patterned back, told from similar Pectoral Sandpiper by finer breast markings.
Listed as vulnerable, it occurs as an uncommon passage migrant through Borneo, favouring wet grassy edges and paddies over open mudflats.
