Calidris melanotos


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Noun1.Calidris melanotos - American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courtingCalidris melanotos - American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
pectoral sandpiper, jacksnipe
sandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
Calidris, genus Calidris - a genus of Scolopacidae
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The unique development of an inflatable sac that amplifies the low-pitched hooting vocalizations of male Pectoral Sandpipers (Calidris melanotos) during flights over their Arctic breeding territories is illustrated (p.
THE ARCTIC GUIDE: WILDLIFE OF THE FAR NORTH
Among these species, Calidris melanotos (Vieillot 1819), T.
First records of Charadrius semipalmatus, Bonaparte 1825 (Charadriidae) and Gelochelidon nilotica Gmelin 1789 (Sternidae) in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil/Primeiro registro de Charadrius semipalmatus, Bonaparte 1825 (Charadriidae) e Gelochelidon nilotica Gmelin 1789 (Sternidae) em Minas Gerais
Researchers led by Bart Kempenaers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen found that during the three-week mating period male pectoral sandpipers (Calidris melanotos) are active for up to 95 percent of the time.
Less sleep means more offspring for male pectoral sandpipers
Models and reality: time-energy trade-offs in pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) migration.
Diet of hoary (Lasiurus cinereus) and silver-haired (Lasionycteris noctivagans) bats while migrating through Southwestern Alberta in late summer and autumn
The most frequently observed species (>26,500 use-days) were Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), Pectoral Sandpipers (Calidris melanotos), Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous), and 'peeps'(Calidris spp.); together, these species comprised more than 80% of the total shorebirds surveyed.
Migrant shorebird use of a wetland complex in the Illinois River valley
Key words: Calidris melanotos; dynamic programming; landscape; migration strategy; model; Pectoral Sandpiper; shorebird; stopovers.
MODELS AND REALITY: TIME-ENERGY TRADE-OFFS IN PECTORAL SANDPIPER (CALIDRIS MELANOTOS) MIGRATION
The following alternative prey species were regular noncolonial nesters or summer residents within a 10-km inland radius of Pearce Point: Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus), Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica), Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii), Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), American Pipit (Anthus rubescens), Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), and Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).
Patterns of predation on noncyclic lemmings
Especies como Pluvialis squatarola y Calidris melanotos, fueron raramente observadas registrandose 3 y 23 individuos a lo largo del ano respectivamente.
Variacion temporal de la abundancia y diversidad de aves limicolas en el Refugio de vida silvestre Pantanos de Villa, Lima-Peru
These probabilities were most helpful in assigning population origin in Hudsonian Godwits, Semipalmated Plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus), Pectoral Sandpipers (Calidris melanotos), and Dunlin.
Molecular contributions to conservation

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