Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) [XC57865]
by Herman van der Meer from Dimmifjallgardur, Iceland (song)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) [XC619243]
by Alan Dalton from North Shore Airport (near Mecca), Riverside County, California, United States (call)
Nest
A small depression in the ground, in the open, sparsely lined.
Eggs (Guide)
4; slightly glossy, olive to buff with dark blotches and spots.
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis). Formerly considered conspecific with Rock Sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis).
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RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7