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STILT SANDPIPER Calidris himantopus
Well-named for its lanky legs the Stilt Sandpiper is another migrant North American sandpiper that passes through Paraguay. A distinctive species, it was formerly placed in the now defunct genus Micropalama, but is now considered to be a slightly-unusual Calidrid.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE721PH) Pair in non-breeding plumage, location unknown (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE722PH) Same pair (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2543PH) Adult, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Matt Denton October 2010).
VIDEO - (FPAVE723VI) Adult, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2010).
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