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Pectoral Sandpiper
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPectoral Sandpiper
DutchGestreepte Strandloper
SpanishPlayero Pectoral
Chinese斑胸滨鹬
Scientific nameCalidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819)

About this species

The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), often abbreviated pec, is a small, migratory wader that breeds in arctic regions of North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick lining, is deep enough to protect its four eggs from the cool breezes of its breeding grounds. The pectoral sandpiper is 19–23 cm (7.5–9.1 in) long, with a wingspan of 38–46 cm (15–18 in).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyScolopacidae
GenusCalidris

In Suriname

30Records in Suriname
1921First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo8
  • Nickerie4
  • Sipaliwini3
  • Brokopondo2
  • Commewijne2
  • Para2
  • Wanica1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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