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The white-rumped sandpiper is a relatively small bird measuring only 7.8 in (20 cm). [2] The top of its body is a dull grey-brown color and it has a white eye stripe. Its beak is of medium length, thin and dark, and its legs are very dark.
Rock sandpiper: Calidris ptilocnemis (Coues, 1873) 91 Baird's sandpiper: Calidris bairdii (Coues, 1861) 92 Little stint: Calidris minuta (Leisler, 1812) 93 Least sandpiper: Calidris minutilla (Vieillot, 1819) 94 White-rumped sandpiper: Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot, 1819) 95 Pectoral sandpiper: Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819) 96 Western ...
It is a small sandpiper, 15–18 cm (5.9-7.1 in) long and weighing around 18-51.5 g (0.6-1.8 oz). [3] Wingspan ranges from 13.8 to 14.6 in (35-37 cm). [4] Adults have black legs and a short, stout, straight dark bill. The body is dark grey-brown on top and white underneath. The head and neck are tinged light grey-brown.
The number of shark attacks worldwide increased in 2023, and so did fatalities related to shark attacks. Shark attacks are on the rise worldwide, scientists researching why [Video] Skip to main ...
Stilt sandpiper Calidris himantopus (A) Sanderling Calidris alba; Baird's sandpiper Calidris bairdii (A) Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla; White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis (A) Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis; Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos (A) Semipalmated sandpiper Calidris pusilla (A) Western sandpiper ...
The Bahamas has seen 33 unprovoked shark attacks since 1749, according to the data. Officials in the Bahamas are still searching for a German woman who went missing last month while diving in the ...
Sandpipers range in size from the least sandpiper, at as little as 18 grams (0.040 pounds) and 11 cm (4.3 in) in length, to the Far Eastern curlew, at up to 66 cm (26 in) in length, and the Eurasian curlew, at up to 1.3 kg (2.9 lb).
But shark attacks are generally rare overall, with confirmed unprovoked cases totalling 57 worldwide in 2022, according to the ISAF, which is lower than the most recent five-year (2017-21) average ...