Here in Taiwan, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are also either commonly-seen passage migrants in autumn and spring, or uncommon winter migrants. They stay late until after the 20th of May, before they fly back north to their breeding places. The pictures below are somewhat blurred, since what I used is a compact digital camera, not a SLR camera. I appologize if they hurt your eye.
Video recorded on 5/11/2012, at Huajiang Wild Duck Nature Park, Taipei City
Video recorded on 5/12/2012, at Bali District, New Taipei City
| Chinese name: | 尖尾鷸 |
| English name: | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
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| Scientific name: | Calidris acuminata |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Species status: | Species |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern. |
| Migration status: | Common passage migrant or uncommon winter migratory bird in Taiwan |
| Frequency of appearance: | Common or uncommon in Taiwan |
| Foods: | small fishes, crabs, etc |
| Habitat: | Sea shores, sandbanks, outlet of a river, swamps |
| Altitude: | Low altitude |
| Behavior: | Often appear in flocks in mudflats of sea shores, sandbanks and outlets of rivers. |
| Characteristics: | General Characteristics: About 18 cm long. Plumage during breeding season: Plumage is mainly brown. Head top and face are reddish brown with horizontal black stripes. Eyebrow stripes are white. Back is grayish brown. Breast and belly are grayish white, with V-shapes black stripes. Bill is black and slightly bended at the tip of the bill. Feet are brown. Plumage during non-breeding season: Plumage color is lighter. |
| Breeding places: | Russia, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, etc. |
| Migration destinations: | Wintering in Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, etc, stopping by Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc. |
| Time photographed: | 5/11/2012 |
| Location found: | Huajiang Wild Duck Nature Park, Taipei City |
| Sources: | Internet |
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