Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Tryngites subruficollis

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

Code 4

BBSA

Code 6

TRYSUB

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Capped, Streaked, Eyering
Crown Color: Brown with streaks and spots.
Forehead Color: Pale Brown
Nape Color: Brown.
Throat Color: Pale Brown
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 19-22 cm (7.5-8.5 in)
Weight: 71 g (2.5 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Brown, Buff
Underparts: Pale brown breast and sides, faint streaks and spots; white belly and undertail coverts.
Upperparts: Brown with paler brown edges, appearing scaled.
Back Pattern: Striped or streaked
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift flight with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 41-43 cm (16-17 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid with edging
Upper Tail: Dark brown edged with pale brown.
Under Tail: Brown and white
Leg Color: Yellow-orange

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