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PRB-0121Charadriiformes

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

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Calidris subruficollis

Accidental / vagrantIUCN VU · Vulnerable

The buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a small shorebird. The species name subruficollis is from Latin subrufus, "reddish" (from sub, "somewhat", and rufus, "rufous") and collis, "-necked/-throated" (from collum, "neck"). It is a calidrid sandpiper.

FamilyScolopacidaeSandpipers and Allies
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatgrasslandsGrassland
Primary dietInvertebrateOmnivore
Average mass66.5 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryTerrestrial

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XC747616Recording 1 of 3alarm call
Spectrogram of Buff-breasted Sandpiper: alarm call
SpectrogramCalidris subruficollis

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Sound recorded by Paul Kelly · XC747616 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Buff-breasted Sandpiper

The buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a small shorebird. The species name subruficollis is from Latin subrufus, "reddish" (from sub, "somewhat", and rufus, "rufous") and collis, "-necked/-throated" (from collum, "neck"). It is a calidrid sandpiper.

Conservation

Vulnerable

IUCN VU

Global IUCN
VU
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
grasslands
Elevation
0–1000 m
Nest
Not resolved
Clutch
3–4 eggs
Social behavior
Social / flocking; Pairs / family groups; Solitary; Lekking

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