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    Stilt Sandpiper

    ID Info
    Stilt Sandpiper by Evan Lipton | Macaulay Library
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    Stilt Sandpiper

    Calidris himantopus
    • ORDER: Charadriiformes
    • FAMILY: Scolopacidae
    Basic Description

    In its boldly barred breeding plumage, the Stilt Sandpiper is easily identified. In its gray nonbreeding plumage, it is much less distinctive and appears to be intermediate between a yellowlegs and a dowitcher.

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    Other Names
    • Playero Zancón (Spanish)
    • Bécasseau à échasses (French)
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    Red KnotRed Knot
    SurfbirdSurfbird
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    DunlinDunlin
    Rock SandpiperRock Sandpiper
    Purple SandpiperPurple Sandpiper
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    Least SandpiperLeast Sandpiper
    White-rumped SandpiperWhite-rumped Sandpiper
    Buff-breasted SandpiperBuff-breasted Sandpiper
    Pectoral SandpiperPectoral Sandpiper
    Semipalmated SandpiperSemipalmated Sandpiper
    Western SandpiperWestern Sandpiper
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    Wilson's PhalaropeWilson's Phalarope
    Spotted SandpiperSpotted Sandpiper
    Solitary SandpiperSolitary Sandpiper
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