Scientific Name:

Calidris ferruginea

 

Curlew Sandpiper

 

Curlew Sandpiper Fact File

Distribution: Europe and northern Asia

Conservation Status: Near Threatened

Subspecies: None – Monotypic

Hybrids:

‘Cooper’s Sandpiper’ = Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea x Sharp-tailed Sandpiper C. acuminata Baird 1858

‘Cox’s Sandpiper’ = Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea x Pectoral Sandpiper C. melanotus Parker 1982

Current conservation efforts

None

Gallery

 

 

With thanks to the following photographers: Ganesh Jayaraman