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Sanderling

Calidris alba

Classification

Class
Aves

The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, being among the most extreme northern breeding birds in the world, nesting only on the coldest tundra, north of the 5°C July isotherm; in Europe, its southernmost breeding locality is Svalbard, where only a handful (5–15) pairs breed. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, western and southern Europe, Africa, and Australia.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 46,235Spain · 45,850United Kingdom · 33,851France · 11,174Germany · 4,618Peru · 4,519Brazil · 3,731Italy · 2,009Belgium · 915Switzerland · 124Luxembourg · 1