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Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper - Juvenile

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» S.I.C. de Juncalillo del Sur (San Bartolomé de Tirajana), Gran Canaria

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

» This bird was feeding very close to two Dunlins in a coastal pond. It was discovered by me. The age of the bird was confirmed by Tony Prater, expert in wader identification.

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