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Sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

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Juvenile sharp-tailed sandpiper

© Gerrit Vyn / Animals Animals
Sharp-tailed sandpiper in breeding plumage

© Don Hadden / www.ardea.com
Sharp-tailed sandpiper wading

© Don Hadden / www.ardea.com
Sharp-tailed sandpiper, rear view

© Don Hadden / www.ardea.com
Sharp-tailed sandpiper juvenile foraging on mud flats

© Gerrit Vyn / Animals Animals
Sharp-tailed sandpiper foraging in a rice field

© Nature Production / naturepl.com
Sharp-tailed sandpiper

© Jack A. Bailey / www.ardea.com

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