Fact Card
COMMON NAME: RUFF
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Calidris pugnax
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: Ruff
Audio: Ruff
IUCN Red List Status
References
- [Allen Schenck]. (2023, July 11). Ruff Calidris pugnax [Video]. Macaulay Library. Link
- IUCN (2016, October 1). Ruff Calidris pugnax. IUCN Red List. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from Link
- [Peter Boesman]. (2015, December 16). Ruff Calidris pugnax [Audio]. Macaulay Library. Link
- Ruff. (2023, August 24). 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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