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Sanderling

வெள்ளை உள்ளான்

Calidris alba

Least concern

Sanderling
Chuck Homler, Focus On Wildlife · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The sanderling is a small wading bird. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, being among the most extreme northern breeding birds in the world, nesting only on the coldest tundra, north of the 5°C July isotherm; in Europe, its southernmost breeding locality is Svalbard, where only a handful (5–15) pairs breed. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, western and southern Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Sanderling — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): வெள்ளை உள்ளான் — CC BY-SA 4.0