Fact Card
COMMON NAME: PECTORAL SANDPIPER
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Calidris melanotos
TYPE: Vagrant
RECORDED SIGHTINGS: Viti Levu – Vanua Levu – Taveuni – Kadavu – Lomaiviti – Lau – Rotuma
GROUP NAME: KINGDOM – Animalia / PHYLUM – Chordata / CLASS – Aves
ORDER – Charadriiformes / FAMILY – Scolopacidae / GENUS – Calidris
Video: Pectoral Sandpiper
Audio: Pectoral Sandpiper
IUCN Red List Status
References
- [Andrew Spencer]. (2013, June 12). Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos [Audio]. Macaulay Library. Link
- [Hervé JACOB]. (2018, October 6). Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos [Video]. Macaulay Library. Link
- IUCN (2016, October 1). Pectoral Sandpiper. IUCN Red List. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from Link
- Pectoral sandpiper. (2023, September 25). In Wikipedia. Link
Additional Sources of Information
- NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is Fiji’s only domestic NGO working solely for the conservation and sustainable management of Fiji’s unique natural heritage – Link
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