Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

The curlew sandpiper is a small wader. It is a long-distance migrant, breeding in the bogs and coastal lowlands of the Siberian Arctic, arriving there in June and staying to August or September. After breeding season, it migrates south throughout Europe and Asia to spend the winter, mainly in Africa but also along the coasts of Australasia and Southeast Asia; occupying tidal mudflats and saltpans.

Scientific name

Calidris ferruginea

Family

Sandpipers and Allies

IUCN status

VU

Birds of Conservation Concern

Amber