This is the first image taken of this species. It breeds circumpolar and is a long distance migratory species. It must be back on its way down south having made this stopover here at Race Rocks August 11, 2011
Domain | Eukarya |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Class | Aves |
Order | Charadriiformes |
Family | Scolopacidae |
Genus | Calidris |
Species | alba Pallas,1764 |
Common Name: | Sanderling |
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The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams. |