Calidris ferruginea
Curlew Sandpiper

Anser albifrons photo
© Photo: P. Prokosch, Taimyr, July 95

Species Fact Sheet
Species: Calidris ferruginea
Family: Scolopacidae
Common: Curlew Sandpiper (English), Краснозобик (Russian)
Distribution (breeding): see Breeding Distribution
Breeding habitat: Tundra slopes
Habitat on migration: Coastal mudflats
Population
Name
AEWA Status
Size
Trend
Year
Global
-
1 096 000
Unknown
1997





Southwest Europe and West Africa (wintering)
436 000
STA
1997
Southwest Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa (wintering)
310 000
STA
1997
Further Information
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