| Family: |
Scolopacidae (sandpipers) |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
others; freshwater; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. Temperate to polar. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Beach, shoreline, bay and nearshore (Ref. 116102). North from South America, migrates across the Gulf of Mexico generally in spring when wind conditions are favorable; central Yucatan and northern Venezuela as major jumping off points (Ref. 87784). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 01 October 2016 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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