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Ruff

Ruff - Juvenile female

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Arrecife, Lanzarote

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» September, 2020

Equipment

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

Bird Species

»Calidris pugnax - Ruff

Bird Species (French)

»Combattant varié

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Ruff is relatively common during migration periods in the Canary Islands, but in low numbers, and much more scarce as a wintering bird. The bird in the image had a broken wing and was aged and sexed by Tony Prater, expert in shorebirds.

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