Scientific Name:
Calidris ferruginea
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