Tag: Bairds Sandpiper

Second record of Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) for Trinidad, with notes on its occurrence in the Caribbean Basin

Charadriiformes, North America, science article, Scolopacidae
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Bairds Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) Science Article 1 abstract Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) in juvenal plumage was observed on 17 November 1989 at the Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, wastewater treatment ponds. William L. Murphy, J. Soc. Conserv. Study Carib. Birds) 4(1):3-5 Download article download full text (pdf)

Bairds Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

Charadriiformes, North America, Scolopacidae
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[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Scolopacidae | [latin] Calidris bairdii | [UK] Bairds Sandpiper | [FR] Becasseau de Baird | [DE] Baird-Strandlaufer | [ES] Correlimos de Baird | [NL] Bairds Strandloper Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Baird’s Sandpipers are brown shorebirds with black legs and very long wings. Their medium-length bills are fine-tipped and straight. Adults […]