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Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass
37.1 g
Wingspan
37 cm
Diet
Aquatic prey
Migration
Migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 224

Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 224).

DEF 141

Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 141).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Alfonso Maffezzoli · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Palearctic: patchily in low Arctic to subarctic tundra bogs of Northern Palearctic: Scandinavia to Kanin Pen. (Northwestern Russia); Taimyr Pen. (Northwestern Siberia) and Lena to Kolyma rivers (Northeastern Siberia) Habitat: Wetlands & Marsh
2 · Subspecies & regional ranges
  • Calidris falcinellus falcinellus

    Scandinavia to Kanin Pen. (nw Russia)

  • Calidris falcinellus sibirica

    Taymyr Pen. (nw Siberia) and Lena to Kolyma rivers (ne Siberia)

IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗

Frequently asked questions

What is its scientific name?

Calidris falcinellus

Which family does it belong to?

Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae)

Where is it found?

Palearctic: patchily in low Arctic to subarctic tundra bogs of Northern Palearctic: Scandinavia to Kanin Pen. (Northwestern Russia); Taimyr Pen. (Northwestern Siberia) and Lena to Kolyma rivers (Northeastern Siberia)

Sources & credits

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