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Calidris ferruginea
Basic stats
Diet
Small invertebrates, insects
Habitat
Mudflats, coastal lagoons
Range
Breeds Siberian Arctic, winters to Africa and Australia
Clutch size
4 eggs
Incubation period
About 19–21 days
Size
Small (18–23cm)
Wingspan
~38–41cm
Weight
~40–90g
A slender, long-legged sandpiper with a fine, evenly down-curved bill and a white rump visible in flight.
Listed as vulnerable due to declines along its migratory flyway, with regular but generally small numbers passing through Borneo's coastal mudflats each winter.
