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SandpipersPurple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima- ORDER: Charadriiformes
- FAMILY: Scolopacidae
Basic Description
A stout shorebird, the Purple Sandpiper breeds in the tundra and winters along rocky shores of the Atlantic Coast. Despite its name, it appears mostly slate-gray in winter, with only a faint purplish gloss, and shows no purple at all in breeding plumage.
More ID InfoOther Names
- Playero Oscuro (Spanish)
- Bécasseau violet (French)
