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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Charadriiformes
Subordo: Charadrii
Familia: Scolopacidae
Genus: Calidris
Species: Calidris subruficollis
Name
Calidris subruficollis (Vieillot, 1819)
Synonymy
Tringa subruficollis (protonym)
Tryngites subruficollis
References
Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle Appliquée Aux Arts 34: 465.
Calidris subruficollis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
IUCN: Calidris subruficollis (Near Threatened)
Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Taanborsstrandloper
asturianu: Mazaricu Arroxau
български: Жълтогръд дъждосвирец
català: Corriol rogenc
čeština: Jespák plavý
Cymraeg: Pibydd bronllwyd
dansk: Prærieløber
Deutsch: Grasläufer
English: Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Esperanto: Stepkalidro
español: Correlimos Canelo
eesti: Ruugerüdi
euskara: Territ rogenc
suomi: Tundravikla
føroyskt: Roðagrælingur
français: Bécasseau roussâtre
Gaeilge: Gobadán Broinn-Donnbhuí
galego: Pilro canelo
Avañe'ẽ: Chululu'i
עברית: בצנית צהובת־גחון
Kreyòl ayisyen: Bekasin savann
magyar: Cankópartfutó
íslenska: Grastíta
italiano: Piro piro fulvo
日本語: コモンシギ
한국어: 누른도요
lietuvių: Gelsvakrūtis bėgikas
Malti: Girwiel Amerikan
Nederlands: Blonde Ruiter
norsk: Rustsnipe
polski: Biegus płowy
português do Brasil: Maçarico-acanelado
português: Pilrito-canela
rumantsch: Rivarel puppen cotschen
русский: Канадский песочник
slovenčina: Pobrežník trávový
slovenščina: Zlatar
svenska: Prärielöpare
Türkçe: çayırkoşarı
українська: Жовтоволик
中文: 黄胸鹬
The buff-breasted sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a small shorebird. The species name subruficollis is from Latin subrufus, "reddish" (from sub, "somewhat", and rufus, "rufous") and collis, "-necked/-throated" (from collum, "neck").[2] It is a calidrid sandpiper.
Description
This species is brown above, and has a buff face and underparts in all plumages. It has a short bill and yellow legs. Males are larger than females. Juveniles resemble the adults, but may be paler on the rear underparts.
Standard Measurements[3][4]
length 190–230 mm (7.5–8.9 in)
weight 63 g (2.2 oz)
wingspan 460 mm (18 in)
wing 128.2–138.7 mm (5.05–5.46 in)
tail 56.8–61.4 mm (2.24–2.42 in)
culmen 19.9–21.3 mm (0.78–0.84 in)
tarsus 31.8–34 mm (1.25–1.34 in)
Distribution and habitat
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C. subruficollis breeds in the open arctic tundra of North America and is a very long-distance migrant, spending the non-breeding season mainly in South America, especially Argentina.
It migrates mainly through central North America, and is uncommon on the coasts. It occurs as a regular wanderer to western Europe, and is not classed as rare in Great Britain or Ireland, where small flocks have occurred. Only the pectoral sandpiper is a more common American shorebird visitor to Europe.
This species nests as far north as Canada including Alaska[5] on the ground, laying four eggs. The male has a display which includes raising the wings to display the white undersides, which is also given on migration, sometimes when no other buff-breasted sandpipers are present. Outside the breeding season, this bird is normally found on short-grass habitats such as airfields or golf-courses, rather than near water.
These birds pick up food by sight, mainly eating insects and other invertebrates. The buff-breasted sandpipers are known to prey on Bombus polaris, a species of bumblebee found within the Arctic Circle.[6] They will either eat the bees or feed them to their young.[6] They are often very tame.
Buff-breasted sandpipers are suspected to have hybridized with the white-rumped or Baird's sandpiper.
In South Asia and Australia
This species has been sighted in South Asia on at least three occasions. It is believed that instead of going to Argentina, this bird might have been wind-blown from the Great Plains Flyway of North America and landed up in South Asia. In November 2011, this species was sighted by Dr.Jayan Thomas and P.C. Rajeevan near Kannur, Kerala in South India.[7] and photographed by Dr. Jayan Thomas. The buff-breasted sandpiper has also been recorded in Australia on at least eight occasions.[8]
In 1978, Phillips recorded the species from Sri Lanka, and after that very few sightings were recorded. In 2001 a single bird was also recorded in Marievale, South Africa.[9]
References
BirdLife International (2017). "Calidris subruficollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22693447A111804064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22693447A111804064.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 372, 391. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Godfrey, W. Earl (1966). The Birds of Canada. Ottawa: National Museum of Canada. p. 161.
Sibley, David Allen (2000). The Sibley Guide to Birds. New York: Knopf. p. 192. ISBN 0-679-45122-6.
Attenborough, D. 1998. The Life of Birds. p.206 - 208. BBC. ISBN 0563-38792-0
Statman-Weil, Zoe; Wojcik, Vicki. "The Arctic Bumblebee". www.fs.fed.us. USDA. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
Thomas, Jayan (26 November 2011). "North American Sandpiper in Kerala". migrantwatch.in.
"Decisions reached by BARC (The BirdLife Australia Rarities Committee)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
Rajeevan, P. C.; Thomas, Jayan. "Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis from northern Kerala : a third record for India" (PDF). Indian Birds.
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