Curlew Sandpiper
Breeds on the Siberian tundra...strongly
migratory...winters mainly in Africa,
south and southeast Asia and Australasia.
Calidris ferruginea
(L 8.3")
Cairns Esplanade
25Oct2015
Calidris refers to a gray
waterside bird mentioned by
Aristotle;
ferruginea in Latin
means
rusty as in iron rust.
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IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Threatened
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Narciso
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