Scientific Name:

Calidris pygmaea

 

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

 

Spoon-billed Sandpiper Fact File

Distribution: Breeds in north-eastern Siberia; winters in south-east Asia.

Conservation Status: Critically Endangered

Subspecies: None – Monotypic

Further Reading: 

Captive Breeding and Headstarting Explained

WWT Captive Breeding and Headstarting Programmes

Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper

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Current conservation efforts

WWT Captive Breeding and Headstarting Programmes

Saving the Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Gallery

 

With thanks to the following photographers: Martin J McGill