Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

Order

CHARADRIIFORMES

Family

Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

Code 4

SESA

Code 6

CALPUS

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger
Eye Color: Black.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Streaked
Crown Color: Gray and brown striped.
Forehead Color: Gray and brown striped.
Nape Color: Gray and brown striped.
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 15-18 cm (6-7 in)
Weight: 31 g (1.1 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: White; breast is streaked with gray-brown.
Upperparts: Gray-brown
Back Pattern: Striped or streaked
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Striped or streaked

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift flight with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 28-33 cm (11-13 in)
Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern: Streaked
Upper Tail: Gray-black
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Black

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