Calidris alba
Sanderling

Calidris alba photo
© Photo: C. Zöckler, Yakutia, July 97

Species Fact Sheet
Species: Calidris alba
Family: Scolopacidae
Common: Sanderling (English), Peschanka (Russian), Песчанка (Russian)
Distribution: See Distribution Map
Breeding habitat: High Arctic mountain tundra
Population
Name
AEWA Status
Size
Trend
Year
Global
-
378 000 - 643 000
Unknown
1997





Eastern Atlantic, Western and Southern Africa (wintering)
123 000
STA (INC in European part of wintering range and DEC in Western Africa?)
1997 (1999)
Southwest Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa (wintering)
120 000
Unknown
1997
Further Information
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Data Sources
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