Listen to the Pectoral sandpiper
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About the Pectoral sandpiper
The Pectoral sandpiper is a bird in the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 41 cm and weigh around 65 g.
What does the Pectoral sandpiper sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call and alarm call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), often abbreviated pec, is a small, migratory wader that breeds in arctic regions of North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick lining, is deep enough to protect its four eggs from the cool breezes of its breeding grounds. The pectoral sandpiper is 19–23 cm (7.5–9.1 in) long, with a wingspan of 38–46 cm (15–18 in).
Related birds in the genus Calidris
More from the family Scolopacidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Pectoral sandpiper sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Pectoral sandpiper on this page, including its call and alarm call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Pectoral sandpiper endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Pectoral sandpiper as “least concern”.
What family does the Pectoral sandpiper belong to?
The Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call, alarm call · Cotopaxi: Laguna de Limpiopungo, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q260716 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Pectoral sandpiper – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Andreas Trepte – CC BY-SA 2.5