Calidris ferruginea, Curlew sandpiper
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Calidris ferruginea   (Pontoppidan, 1763)

Curlew sandpiper
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others; brackish.  Tropical

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic and the Arctic. Tropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on the beach and shoreline (Ref. 116102). During winter it occurs on coastal brackish lagoons, tidal sand and mudflats, estuaries, salt marshes, exposed coral, rocky shores and on sandy beaches (Ref. 107910).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Engbring, J. 1983 Avifauna of the Southwest Islands of Palau. Atoll Research Bulletin 267:1-22. (Ref. 102970)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Vulnerable (VU) (A2bcd+4bcd); Date assessed: 03 July 2024

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

  Harmless

Human uses


FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability
(Ref. 71543)		 (0 of 100).