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Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper - Juvenile

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Close to El Médano (Granadilla de Abona), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» September, 2021

Equipment

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

Bird Species

»Calidris melanotos - Pectoral Sandpiper

Bird Species (French)

»Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» One of two individuals present in the area at the same time. This wader is one of the most common Nearctic bird species in the Canary Islands, mainly during the autumn period. The age of the bird was confirmed by Tony Prater, expert in wader identification.

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