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Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper - Juvenile

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» El Fraile reservoir (Arona), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» October, 2010

Equipment

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

Bird Species

»Actitis hypoleucos - Common Sandpiper

Bird Species (French)

»Chevalier guignette

Bird Family

»Scolopacidae - Sandpipers, Snipes

Bird Group

»Charadriiformes Gull, Skua, Tern, Wader

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Common Sandpiper is a common species in the Canary Islands during migration periods and winter time. The age of the bird was confirmed by Richard Chandler, expert in shorebirds.

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