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Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Scientific name definitions

Laura X. Payne and Elin P. Pierce
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020

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Distribution of the Purple Sandpiper - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Purple Sandpiper

Recommended Citation

Payne, L. X. and E. P. Pierce (2020). Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.pursan.01
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