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birds
shorebirds and relatives
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Local animals in this group:
spotted sandpiper
ruddy turnstone
sanderling
dunlin
purple sandpiper
willet
marbled godwit
American woodcock
wood sandpiper
solitary sandpiper
Additional information:
Find sandpipers, snipe, and relatives information at
Encyclopedia of Life
sandpipers, snipe, and relatives
Scolopacidae
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Coloration/Patterning: Cryptic (28)
Coloration/Patterning (28)
Behaviors (11)
#Exemplar (8)
Non-Breeding (4)
Coloration/Patterning: Disruptive Coloration (Spots/Stripes) (2)
Body Parts (1)
Breeding (1)
Male (1)
Body Parts: Beak (1)
Feeding Behaviors (6)
Self Care (3)
Locomotion (3)
Self Care: Resting (2)
Feeding Behaviors: Capturing/Manipulating Prey (1)
Self Care: Preening (1)
Locomotion: Flying (1)
Locomotion: Swimming (1)
Adult/Sexually Mature (42)
Anatomy (32)
Juvenile (2)
Live Animal (50)
Life Stages And Gender (44)
Behavior (3)
Sign (1)
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greater yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
greater yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
solitary sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
solitary sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
solitary sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
solitary sandpiper
Tringa solitaria
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