WoRMS taxon details

Calidris Merrem, 1804

147432  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:147432)

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marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: dull grey or brownish non-breeding plumage; striking breeding plumage; long pointed wings...  
Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: dull grey or brownish non-breeding plumage; striking breeding plumage; long pointed wings with a white bar in spread wing; square tail with slightly longer middle rectrices. Other characters: legs short, most with small hind toes; females slightly larger than males usually with somewhat longer bill. <389> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Calidris Merrem, 1804. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147432 on 2024-03-29
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basis of record Urban, E. K.; Fry, C. H.; Keith, S. (1986). The Birds of Africa, Volume II. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>  [details]   

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
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Description Size: small to medium. Plumage: dull grey or brownish non-breeding plumage; striking breeding plumage; long pointed wings with a white bar in spread wing; square tail with slightly longer middle rectrices. Other characters: legs short, most with small hind toes; females slightly larger than males usually with somewhat longer bill. <389> [details]
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Japanese オバシギ属  [details]