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Actitis hypoleucos. The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the spotted sandpiper (A. macularia), make up the genus Actitis. They are parapatric and replace each other geographically; stray birds of either species may settle down with breeders of the other and hybridize.
Scolopax haemastica Linnaeus, 1758. The Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) is a large shorebird in the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae. It is a long distance migratory species that breeds at remote sites in northern Canada and winters in southern South America. The genus name Limosa is from Latin and means "muddy", from limus, "mud".
Tringa longicauda Bechstein, 1812. The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. [2] Older names are the upland plover and Bartram's sandpiper. In Louisiana, it is also colloquially known as the papabotte. [3] It is the only member of the genus Bartramia.
These 98 species of sandpipers and allies in the family Scolopacidae are recognized by the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). In addition to the species directly called "sandpiper", the family includes curlews, godwits, stints, snipes, and a few other groups.
A male long-billed curlew in flight. The long-billed curlew is the largest sandpiper of regular occurrence in North America. It is 50–65 cm (20–26 in) long, 62–90 cm (– in) across the wing and weighs 490–950 g (1 lb oz – 2 lb oz). [3] Its disproportionally long bill curves downward and measures 11.3–21.9 cm (– in), and rivals ...
Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as woodcocks, curlews and snipes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Different lengths of bills enable different species to feed in the same habitat, particularly ...
The white wing band is distinctive in flight, both above and below. The willet is an inelegant and heavily built shorebird with a structure similar to that of the common redshank but being larger in size than the greater yellowlegs while resembling a godwit in flight with black primary coverts and primaries contrasting with a broad white band, white secondaries with a white rump and gray tail ...
The surfbird is a large sandpiper, reminiscent of the turnstones or the great knot. It measures 23 to 26 cm (9.1–10.2 in) and weighs 133–251 g (4.7–8.9 oz). [ 9 ] The sexes look the same, but the females are slightly larger than males on average.