Pectoral sandpiper: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pectoral sandpiper lives – recorded in 49 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Calidris melanotos
Group	Waders, gulls, terns & auks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	49 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Mass	13.1 g (birth weight); 97.8 g (male organism, adult weight); 65.1 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Charadriiformes
Family	Scolopacidae

Where does the pectoral sandpiper live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pectoral sandpiper in 49 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil, South America, Burkina Faso, Ji-Paraná. In Belgium it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a pectoral sandpiper?

Wikidata records the following for the pectoral sandpiper: mass 13.1 g (birth weight); 97.8 g (male organism, adult weight); 65.1 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the pectoral sandpiper endangered?

The pectoral sandpiper’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pectoral sandpiper?

The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Scolopacidae, genus Calidris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pectoral sandpiper

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).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pectoral sandpiper (revision 1348840754), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q260716 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).