Buff-breasted Sandpiper

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Context

• The Buff-breasted Sandpiper, sighted only a few times in Asia, has triggered a bird festival at Madayipara.

Details

About

• The buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a small shorebird.

Description

• This species is brown above and has a buff face and underparts in all plumages. It has a short bill and yellow legs.
• Males are larger than females. Juveniles resemble the adults but may be paler on the rear underparts.

Distribution and Habitat

• subruficollis breeds in the open arctic tundra of North America and is a very long-distance migrant, spending the non-breeding season mainly in South America, especially Argentina 

Nature

• It migrates mainly through central North America and is uncommon on the coasts.
• It occurs as a regular wanderer in Western Europe and is not classed as rare in Great Britain or Ireland, where small flocks have occurred.

IUCN Red List Status

• It is considered near threatened on the IUCN Red List.