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Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri [Cabanis, 1857]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
BTO Codes:
ER , WESSA
EURING No:
4990
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
.
Length:
16 cm
Wingspan:
36 cm
Weight:
M/F: 27 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: kalidris =grey waterside bird described by Aristotle
and after Ernesto Mauri (1791-1836) Italian botanist
World Distribution:
BREEDS: ne Siberia, nw Alaska, WINTERS: s US to c South America
Habitat:
Coastal tundra, on migration mudflats, flooded fields
Diet:
Small arthropods, molluscs, worms
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1969
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
7
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Lothian
(1997),
Orkney
(1998),
Shetland
(1988),
North-east England:
No Records
North-west England:
Cheshire
,
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
No Records
South-west England:
Devon
(1973),
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Pibydd y Gorllewin
Danish:
Alaskaryle
Dutch:
Alaska-strandloper
Finnish:
Tundrasirri
French:
Bécasseau d'Alaska
German:
Bergstrandlaüfer
Hungarian:
Alaszkai partfutó
Icelandic:
Hólmatíta
Irish:
Gobadáinín Iartharach
Italian:
Piro piro occidentale
Norwegian:
Yukonsnipe
Polish:
Biegus alaskanski
Portuguese:
Pilrito de Maur
Spanish:
Correlimos de Maur
Swedish:
Tundrasnäppa
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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