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White-rumped Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper - Juvenile

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Arico municipality, Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» October, 2019

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Calidris fuscicollis - White-rumped Sandpiper

Bird Species (French)

»Bécasseau à croupion blanc

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This is one of the most common Nearctic waders recorded in the Canary Islands, mainly during the autumn migration (September-November). Many of the birds observed in the archipelago are juveniles, like the one shown in this image.

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