Western Sandpiper

Scientific Name: Calidris Mauri
Common Name: Western Sandpiper
Diet: insects, crustaceans
Color: gray
Size: 6.5 inches
Active Period: Winter
Habitat: near water
Field Identification: dark legs, long pointed bill;whitish, sometimes spotted breast;rufous crown, shoulders; flocks
Nest: depression on ground
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Genus: Calidris
Family: Scolopacidae (sandpipers: peeps)
Order: Charadriiformes
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Species: mauri