Calidris melanotos
Length:
19cm to 23cm
Wingspan:
38cm to 44cm
Weight:
68g to 94g
The pectoral sandpiper gets its name from the brown breastband they have. They have mostly brown bodies with white bellies, yellowish-brown legs and long, downcurved bills.
Their diets consist of small creatures that live along the mud on shorelines.
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