Western Sandpiper

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:billColor slightly drooped
gptkbp:breedingRange gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Eastern_Siberia
gptkbp:chickType precocial
gptkbp:clutchSize 4 eggs
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:Pacific_Flyway
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Cabanis
gptkbp:describedYear 1857
gptkbp:diet invertebrates
biofilm
gptkbp:eggColor olive-buff with brown spots
gptkbp:family gptkb:Scolopacidae
gptkbp:foragingBehavior probes mud with bill
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Calidris
gptkbp:habitat estuaries
coastal mudflats
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Sandpiper
gptkbp:incubationPeriod 21 days
gptkbp:IUCNStatusSystem gptkb:IUCN3.1
gptkbp:length 16–18 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 8 years
gptkbp:migrationTiming April-May (north), July-October (south)
gptkbp:migratory long-distance migrant
gptkbp:molting twice a year
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nestType ground nest
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay
gptkb:Copper_River_Delta
gptkb:Fraser_River_Delta
gptkbp:order gptkb:Charadriiformes
gptkbp:parentalCare both parents
gptkbp:plumage brown upperparts
white underparts
gptkbp:primaryCall high-pitched trill
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Calidris_mauri
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism females larger than males
gptkbp:similarTo gptkb:Least_Sandpiper
gptkb:Semipalmated_Sandpiper
gptkbp:webbing partial webbing between toes
gptkbp:weight 22–35 g
gptkbp:wingspan 35–37 cm
gptkbp:winteringRange gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Peru
southern United States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sandpiper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5