Stilt Sandpiper

The Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus or Micropalama himantopus, is a small shorebird; it bears some resemblance to the smaller calidrid sandpipers or stints. DNA sequence information is incapable of determining whether it should be placed in Calidris or in the monotypic genus Micropalama . It appears most closely allied with the Curlew Sandpiper, which is another aberrant species only tentatively placed in Calidris and could conceivably separated with it in Erolia.

The Stilt Sandpiper is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus = REPORT SIGHTING ADD TO LIFE LIST ADD TO TARGET SPECIES LIST REMOVE FROM WATCH LISTnon-breeding adult© Vireo click to enlarge click to enlarge Listen FAMILY Sandpipers Family Description DESCRIPTION 8 1/2" (22 cm). A starling-sized sandpiper with long greenish legs and long bill, slightly down-curved at tip. Wings lack stripe. More

yellowlegs and feeding like a dowitcher, the Stilt Sandpiper is a medium-sized, long-legged wader. Its breeding plumage is distinctive, but rarely seen in Washington. It is heavily barred brown-and-white above and below, with a white eye-line that separates a rufous cap and cheek. In non-breeding plumage, the Stilt Sandpiper is pale gray, with a light, unstreaked belly and white eye-line. Juveniles are light brownish-gray with lightly streaked breasts and scaled backs. More

Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus Order CHARADRIIFORMES – Family SCOLOPACIDAE Issue No. 341 Authors: Klima, Joanna, and Joseph R. Jehl, Jr. * Articles * Multimedia * References Courtesy Preview This Introductory article that you are viewing is a courtesy preview of the full life history account of this species. The remaining articles (Distribution, Habitat, Behavior, etc. More

The Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus or Micropalama himantopus, is a small shorebird; it bears some resemblance to the smaller calidrid sandpipers or "stints". DNA sequence information is incapable of determining whether it should be placed in Calidris or in the monotypic genus Micropalama (Thomas et al., 2004). It appears most closely allied with the Curlew Sandpiper, which is another aberrant species only tentatively placed in Calidris and could conceivably separated with it in Erolia. More

* Species - Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus * Stilt Sandpiper Global Rank: G5 State Rank: SNA Agency Status USFWS: none USFS: none BLM: none FWP Conservation Tier: 4 PIF: none More

Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus WatchList 2007 Status: http://web1.audubon.org/filerepository/science/speciesprofiles/watchlist/Yellow. More

● Foraging & Feeding: Stilt Sandpiper: Feeds on insects, small snails, and small seeds; forages by probing in soft mud on mudflats or while wading in shallow water. ● Breeding & nesting: Stilt Sandpiper: Four cream, pale green or olive eggs spotted with brown are laid in a ground nest made of grass and built in a relatively open area on dry tundra; occasionally nests next to a shrub. Incubation ranges from 19 to 21 days and is carried out by both parents. More

Stilt Sandpiper 1 - Galveston Co, TX - May Stilt Sandpiper 2 - Galveston Co, TX - May Site Navigation More

In its boldly barred breeding plumage, the Stilt Sandpiper is easily identified. In its gray nonbreeding plumage, it is much less distinctive and appears to be intermediate between a yellowlegs and a dowitcher. More

Juvenile Stilt Sandpipers resemble the adults in their strong head pattern and brownish back, but they are not barred below, and show white fringes on the back feathering. These birds forage on muddy, picking up food by sight, often jabbing like the dowitchers with which they often associate. They mainly eat insects and other invertebrates. References - 1. ^ BirdLife International (2008). Calidris himantopus. In: IUCN 2008. More

The Stilt Sandpiper breeds in the open arctic tundra of North America It is a very long-distance migrant, wintering mainly in South America. It occurs as a rare vagrant to western Europe. Stilt Sandpipers - Breeding Plumage Nesting This species nests on the ground, laying three or four eggs. The male has a display flight. Outside the breeding season, this bird is normally found on inland waters, rather than open coasts. More

This juvenile Stilt Sandpiper was photographed at a wet weather pond in Warren County on 26 September 2003. David L. Roemer Bowling Green, Ky. More

A side view of a Stilt Sandpiper in non-breeding plumage along the shores of Amherst Island, on Lake Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Stilt Sandpiper A Stilt Sandpiper in non-breeding plumage feeding along the waters edges on Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Stilt Sandpiper A pair of Stilt Sandpipers, one in breeding plumage, feeding on the mudflats at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Reserve, Weslaco, Texas, USA. More

Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus (Micropalama himantopus) Until recently placed in its own genus Micropalama, this very rare vagrant from North America is now placed in the genus Calidris. The Burnham Norton bird shown below was a long-overdue addition to most local birders' county lists - it was the first Norfolk record for 40 years! A rare bird in the UK at any age but juveniles are especially rare. More

Stilt Sandpiper in breeding plumage Stilt Sandpiper in breeding plumage All photos on this web page More

STILT SANDPIPER (Calidris himantopus) For much of the 20th century, this distinctive calidridine was placed in the monotypic genus Micropalama. Relative to the other species of Calidris, it is long in the legs, neck, and bill, in some ways resembling a cross between a dowitcher and a yellowlegs. Indeed, 19th century market hunters knew it as “Bastard Yellowlegs” (McAtee 1917). Stilt Sandpipers breed in wet tundra in Arctic and sub-Arctic latitudes from nc. Alaska to the coast of Hudson Bay in n. More

Stilt Sandpiper, Hants, Pennington Marshes 3rd August 2002 © Andy Brett www.birdingpix.co. More

stilt sandpiper at Conwy RSPB, another American vagrant, but this was a first forbird notes by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)As we watched the vagrant stilt sandpiper there on Thursday, he explained that the site held just a few emperors, and we both blamed a wet May for low numbers. More

Stilt sandpiper - Dictionary Definition and Overview = Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n. 1. (Zol.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas, Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family Tringid. Note: The most important North American species are the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata), called also brownback, grass snipe, and jacksnipe; the red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin ({T. alpina); the purple sandpiper ({T. maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({T. More