Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

IUCN status Vulnerable

Flyway Population

2016 : 85000

20222:  130000

STSP

Dull rufous crown. Off-white supercilium. Strongly patterned feathers. Fine dark brown streaks on breast. Bill black with paler greyish yellow brown base.  Legs and feet olive-yellow.

See table 622 

(Driessen, J., Kidd, L. R., Weller, D. R., Purnell, C., Maguire, G., Jaensch, R., and LeClair, S. M. (2025). Australian National Directory of Important Migratory Shorebird Habitat. Report for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. BirdLife Australia, Melbourne.)

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