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BUFF-BELLIED SANDPIPER Tryngites subruficollis NEAR THREATENED
Year after year internationally-important numbers of this handsome, warmly-coloured sandpiper pass through the Bahía de Asunción. Here they feed in short grass areas, usually shunning the water so favoured by other members of their family. You shouldn´t have too many problems identifying him, he is both a distinctive shape and a distinctive colour. Just sit back and enjoy him as he goes about his business.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2601PH) Adult lateral view, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2602PH) Adult ventral view, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2603PH) Adult ventral view, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2604PH) Adult rear view, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Frank Fragano undated).
VIDEO - (FPAVE2605VI) Pair, Bahía de Asunción, Departamento Central (Paul Smith October 2007).
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