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Sandpipers and allies | Scolopacidae
Strandlopers en snippen | Correlimos y agachadizas
Native species 31 species
Species that occur here by nature: breeding birds, winter visitors and passage migrants. They are arranged by genus, in the sequence of the list.
Actitis 1 species
Arenaria 1 species
Calidris 10 species
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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Freshwater marsh and reedbed
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
Landfill and wastewater
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Sanderling
Calidris alba
Sandy beach and dune- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
Rocky shore and sea cliff
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Red Knot
Calidris canutus- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Sandy beach and dune
Samphire and saltmarsh
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Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
Mangrove- Sandy beach and dune
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Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Samphire and saltmarsh
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
- Sandy beach and dune
- Landfill and wastewater
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Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
- Freshwater marsh and reedbed
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Landfill and wastewater
Pasture and rangeland
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Ruff
Calidris pugnax- Freshwater marsh and reedbed
- Landfill and wastewater
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
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Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Sandy beach and dune
- Samphire and saltmarsh
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
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Long-toed Stint
Calidris subminuta- Freshwater marsh and reedbed
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
- Landfill and wastewater
Claypan and ephemeral lake
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Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Sandy beach and dune
- Samphire and saltmarsh
- Mangrove
Coenocorypha 3 species
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Subantarctic Snipe
Coenocorypha aucklandica
Subantarctic island coast and tussock
New Zealand tall tussock grassland
Manuka and matagouri scrub
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Snares Snipe
Coenocorypha huegeli- Subantarctic island coast and tussock
- New Zealand tall tussock grassland
Podocarp–broadleaf forest
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Chatham Islands Snipe
Coenocorypha pusilla- New Zealand tall tussock grassland
- Manuka and matagouri scrub
Peat bog, pakihi and sedgeland
Gallinago 2 species
Limnodromus 1 species
Limosa 3 species
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Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Samphire and saltmarsh
Harbour, industry and quarry
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Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Sandy beach and dune
- Samphire and saltmarsh
- Harbour, industry and quarry
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Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Samphire and saltmarsh
- Claypan and ephemeral lake
- Freshwater marsh and reedbed
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
Numenius 3 species
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Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Samphire and saltmarsh
- Mangrove
- Sandy beach and dune
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Little Curlew
Numenius minutus- Pasture and rangeland
Tropical eucalypt savanna- Claypan and ephemeral lake
Gardens and parks- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
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Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Mangrove
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Sandy beach and dune
Tringa 6 species
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Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Mangrove
- Rocky shore and sea cliff
- Harbour, industry and quarry
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Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola- Freshwater marsh and reedbed
- Claypan and ephemeral lake
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
Cropland and orchard- Landfill and wastewater
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Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana- Rocky shore and sea cliff
Kelp forest and shallow rocky seabed- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Harbour, industry and quarry
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Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Claypan and ephemeral lake
- Samphire and saltmarsh
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
- Freshwater marsh and reedbed
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Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis- Samphire and saltmarsh
- Claypan and ephemeral lake
- Landfill and wastewater
- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Lakes, ponds and reservoirs
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Common Redshank
Tringa totanus- Tidal flats, estuaries and lagoons
- Samphire and saltmarsh
- Mangrove
Vagrants 5 species
Calidris 2 species
Numenius 1 species
Phalaropus 1 species
