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| Order |
Ciconiiformes |
| Family |
Scolopacidae |
| Scientific
name |
Calidris acuminata |
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English name |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
| Alternative
name |
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| Bislama
name(s) |
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| Status
in Vanuatu |
Non-breeding regular visitor |
| Recent
records |
4
View
Distribution
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| Contributions |
1
Images,
0
Recordings.
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| This small sandpiper prefers brackish or fresh water wetlands. It breeds in the Siberian tundra during the northern summer and visits southeast Asia, the southwest Pacific, Australia and New Zealand during the non-breeding season (Hayman et al, 1986). Birds move south in July-September and return during March-early June (Hayman et al, 1986). Very few non-breeders remain south during the southern summer (Hayman et al, 1986). This species is a regular passage migrant (Bregulla, 1992) and small numbers stop in Vanuatu. References. |
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