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Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus [Bonaparte, 1826]
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Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
BTO Codes:
MI , STISA
EURING No:
5150
Number in Britain:
0 records/year
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
.
Length:
20 cm
Wingspan:
45 cm
Weight:
M/F: 58 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: kalidris =grey waterside bird described by Aristotle
and Gr.: himas =a strap + pous =a foot
World Distribution:
BREEDS: arctic North America WINTERS: Central & South America
Habitat:
Tundra, on migration mudflats, flooded fields
Diet:
Invertebrates and seeds of aquatic plants
Records and Distribution
First Record:
East Yorkshire, 1954
(Chislett, R. 1955. British Birds 48:18-20)
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
20
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
July to September
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Highland
(1970),
Shetland
(2002),
North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(1989),
North-west England:
Cheshire
,
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
,
Essex
(1973),
Lincolnshire
,
Norfolk
(1965),
Suffolk
(1997),
South-east England:
Hampshire
(2002),
Kent
,
West Sussex
(1972),
South-west England:
No Records
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Previously Micropalama himantopus
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Langbenet ryle
Dutch:
Steltstrandloper
Finnish:
Pitkäkoipisirri
French:
Bécasseau échasse
German:
Bindenstrandläufer
Hungarian:
Szalagos cankó
Icelandic:
Vaðfæla
Irish:
Gobadán Scodalach
Italian:
Piovanello zampelunghe
Norwegian:
Styltesnipe
Polish:
Biegus brodzcowaty
Portuguese:
Maçarico-de-perna-longa
Spanish:
Correlimos zancolín
Swedish:
Styltsnäppa
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Books and Monographs:
No books written recently
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
Wikipedia entry
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
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BirdFacts home | BTO Home Email: birdfacts@bto.org These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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