Thailand
Spoon-billed Sandpiper
Breeds in north-eastern Russia and
winters in Southeast Asia...first
described by Linnaeus in 1758.
winters in Southeast Asia...first
described by Linnaeus in 1758.
Calidris pygmaea
(L 5.5-6.3")
Khok Kham salt fields
26Mar2016
IUCN Watch List
Status is
Critically
Endangered
Status is
Critically
Endangered
Extremely lucky photo of
two
birds together ...only
three known to exist at this
site this year.
birds together ...only
three known to exist at this
site this year.
• on the verge of extinction,
perhaps in the next 10-20 yrs.
perhaps in the next 10-20 yrs.
• due to habitat loss and
incredibly due to hunting in
Burma.(Wikipedia)
incredibly due to hunting in
Burma.(Wikipedia)
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© Jens Kirkeby
xeno-canto
Calidris is Greek for grey-colored
...a term used by Aristotle;
pygmaea means pygmy.