Measurements
Both Sexes
- Length
- 5.9–7.1 in
15–18 cm - Wingspan
- 15.7–17.3 in
40–44 cm - Weight
- 1.4–2.1 oz
40–60 g
Other Names
- Lecasseau de Bonaparte (French)
- Correlimos de Bonaparte, Chichicuilote rabadilla blanca (Spanish)
Cool Facts
- The White-rumped Sandpiper actually has dark rump feathers. The white feathers at the base of the tail are the upper tail coverts, special feathers that cover the base of the stiff tail feathers.
- The White-rumped Sandpiper has one of the longest migration routes of any American bird, breeding in arctic Canada and wintering in southern South America. Southbound migrants fly over the Atlantic ocean from northeastern North America to South America, then gradually move southeast along the coast before turning inland go across the Amazon Basin, travel requiring about one month.
Habitat
Shore-line
Breeds in mossy or grassy tundra near water. On migration and during winter found in grassy marshes, mudflats, sandy beaches, flooded fields, and shores of ponds and lakes.
Food
Insects
Nesting
Nesting Facts
- Condition at Hatching
- Active and covered with down.
Nest Placement
Ground
Behavior
Ground Forager
Conservation
Least Concern
Relatively common. No information on population trends.
Credits
- Parmelee, D. F. 1992. White-rumped Sandpiper. In The Birds of North America, No. 29 (A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, DC: The American Ornithologists' Union.