White-rumped Sandpiper Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Medium-sized grayish shorebird with a white eyebrow on its finely streaked head. Wingtips extend beyond the tail when at rest.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 18, 2020Juvenile
Juveniles look like adults, but have chestnut fringed feathers on their backs. Note the white eyebrow on the finely streaked head.
© Samuel Paul Galick / Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, October 16, 2014Adult
Long wings that come to a point past the end of the tail impart a streamlined look. At distance bill can look all dark.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryNew York, September 03, 2011Not all videos have soundJuvenile
Juveniles often have brighter chestnut fringed feathers on the back than adults.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryMaine, October 25, 2009Molting adult
On migration and during winter found in grassy marshes, mudflats, sandy beaches, flooded fields, and shores of ponds and lakes.
© Annie Lavoie / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, September 12, 2019Juvenile
The namesake white rump is visible in flight and sets it apart from other small sandpipers.
© Patrice St-Pierre / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, October 25, 2020Juvenile
Medium-sized sandpiper with wings that extend beyond the tail.
© Daniel Irons / Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, October 12, 2019Breeding adult
Medium-sized grayish shorebird. Breeding adults have streaked flanks and a white eyebrow. The bill is black with a small amount of reddish orange at the base that is present in all ages, but the color can be difficult to see.
© Ian Davies / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, June 07, 2013Compare with Similar Species
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Sandpipers and Allies(Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Scolopacidae)
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