CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Calidris melanotos  

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
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© Kay Parkin 2014
Dry Creek, SA (Jan, 2014)

This wader is obvious with the base of the bill well coloured and the highly defined markings on the breast.

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

Pectoral Sandpiper