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White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Playero de Rabadilla Blanca
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Photo: B. Hallett
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White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Playero de Rabadilla Blanca
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Photo: B. Hallett
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A somewhat elongated, small sandpiper, with a white rump visible in flight. Length: 15-18 cm.; weight: 30-60 g. Breeds on the high Arctic tundra of Canada, and winters in southern South America. A rare fall and spring migrant, stopping at mudflats and pond edges in Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: CHARADRIIFORMES; SCOLOPACIDAE; Scolopacinae |
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Photo: B. Hallett
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