Cocorli Sandpiper
The Common Sandpiper, scientifically named Calidris ferruginea, is a shorebird (which lives in mud) living all over the world with the exception of South America.
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It is part of the Scolopacidae family, and of the order Charadriiformes.
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It is recognizable by its red-orange or gray head and belly and its striped gray, black and white back. Its beak and legs are black. Its beak is recognizable among other species because it is curved downwards.
In the Common Sandpiper, it is possible to recognize the male from the female. In fact, the male has the front of the body red-orange, while the female is gray in front.
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It feeds mainly on crustaceans, molluscs, worms and insects.
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The Common Sandpiper lives in estuaries and lagoons.
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It nests in vegetation, on the ground. It lays 3 to 4 eggs .
It is a silent species.
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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.
The cocorli sandpiper (adult male transitive plumage) is located in the center of the image, behind the two red knot (behind the black-headed gulls , on the left of the image) and the group of sandpipers (behind the black-headed gulls , on the right of the image).