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In: Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ca: Territ rogenc Da: Prærieløber De: Grasläufer Es: Correlimos canelo Fi: tundravikla Fr: Bécasseau rousset It: Piro piro fulvo Nl: Blonde Ruiter No: Rustsnipe Pt: Pilrito-acanelado Sv: Prärielöpare US: Buff-breasted Sandpiper Ru: Желтозобик Bird News Extra subscribers should log in to view an enhanced species page.
IdentificationThe buff colour which gives the bird its name isn’t restricted to its breast but in fact covers its head, neck and the rest of the underparts. The combination of buff underparts and delicately scaly upperparts is found in only one other wader, the juvenile Ruff. To clinch he identification of this rarity you should notice the shorter, straighter bill, the cluster of fine spots on each side of the breast and the plainer face with a more open-eyed expression. In flight they look characteristically plain brown above with no white in either the wing or the tail. HabitatVery rare visitor from America, often found in dry, grassy habitats such as golf courses and airfields as well as at the margins of wetlands. MigrationBirds which occur in Europe must have got caught up in westerly winds as they tried to migrate from their North American breeding grounds along the Atlantic to South America. This information is taken from the BirdFile on the appropriate BirdGuides DVD-ROM. As well as video and sounds, our CD- and DVD-ROMs contain additional text on Voice, Sexing, Ageing, Food, Nests and Eggs and more.
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