Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

Least Concern

The Purple Sandpiper is a shorebird of North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes. It uses its bill, legs, and alert flight to feed on invertebrates, seeds, or small aquatic prey along coasts, mudflats, rivers, lakes, grasslands, or open ground; many shorebirds make impressive seasonal movements between breeding and non-breeding areas.

Family

Scolopacidae

Group

Shorebirds

Range

Purple Sandpiper Range — Resident or seasonal range in North American wetlands, coasts, woodlands, and their seasonal migration routes

Population

≈ Unknown

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