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- Longueur
- 21–24 cm
- Envergure
- 41–46 cm
- Poids
- 85 g
Présence dans le détroit
Scarce winter visitor to wetlands and marshes (<30), more common during the migration period.
Identification
Very dark plumage, with secretive habits. Similar to Wood Sandpipers, but larger and more robust. In flight, the only shorebirds to display black underwings, in contrast to white rump and underparts. Bobs rear body like most Sandpipers.
Déplacements
Migration continues throughout most of year. Peaks in 2nd hf. March and 2nd hf. August.
Reprises de bagues
Belgium (2).
Texte éditorial de Bioestrecho. Dernière révision : 8 septembre 2026.
Galerie
Détroitavocat, CC BY · 2021
Détroitavocat, CC BY · 2021
SIA, CC BY · 2026
Andrea Poggi, CC BY · 2022
rober025, CC BY · 2020
Kim, CC BY · 2000
