Key information
The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia small waders, similar to dunlins but differ in having a longer down-curved beak, longer neck and legs and a white rump.
Length : 18–23 cm
Wingspan: 38–46 cm
Weight : 44–117 g
Population : Population trends are very difficult to determine for this species, however overall it is suspected to be declining.
Habitat: It forages in soft mud on marshes and the coast.
Diet: mostly eats insects and other small invertebrates.
Location
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