Pectoral Sandpiper Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Medium-sized shorebird with a heavily streaked breast and a bright white belly that forms a sharp border.
© Ian Davies / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 24, 2013Juvenile
Overall a medium-sized shorebird. Juvenile has a finely streaked breast that forms a sharp border with its white belly. Feathers on the back have rufous edging.
© Dorian Anderson / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, September 20, 2020Breeding adults
Male's courtship display involves flying over the female, then following her on the ground, bobbing head, puffing out his chest, raising his tail, and eventually stretching his wings toward the sky. After mating, males do not help raise young.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 21, 2007Not all videos have soundJuvenile
Streaked chest forms a sharp border with the white belly.
© Ryan Sanderson / Macaulay LibraryIndiana, October 15, 2019Juvenile
Sharp border between streaked neck and white belly. Found in wet grassy areas and saltmarshes during migration.
© Paul Jones / Macaulay LibraryOntario, September 29, 2020Adult
In flight bright white belly contrasts with darker breast. In flight, shows only a very faint wingstripe.
© Geoff Newhouse / Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, May 22, 2020Nonbreeding adult
© Chris Rehberg | Sydney Birding / Macaulay LibraryNew South Wales, January 20, 2020Compare with Similar Species
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Sandpipers and Allies(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Scolopacidae)
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