Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Calidris
 
Birds of North America
Version  2.0
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 - Stilt Sandpiper
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Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus

Joanna Klima and Joseph R. Jehl Jr.
Version: 2.0 — Published July 27, 2012

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Stilt Sandpiper. - Range Map
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  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Stilt Sandpiper.

Distribution of the Stilt Sandpiper in North and Central America and the Caribbean. This species’ main wintering grounds are in South America (see Fig. 2); wintering north of South America may be of recent origin. See text for details.

Recommended Citation

Klima, J. and J. R. Jehl Jr. (2012). Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.341
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