Actitis macularius Linnaeus, 1766
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.5.1375 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5474795 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A65E6110-FFE8-FFE9-FF3C-F821C5C9F9E6 |
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Marcus |
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Actitis macularius Linnaeus, 1766 |
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Actitis macularius Linnaeus, 1766 View in CoL
Figure 9E
New records. Individuals with breeding or reproductive plumage, as well as individuals with winter plumage, have been seen. We recorded this species systematically in all samples during most of the year from August to May.
Identification. It is the smallest species of sandpipers in the Bogotá Savannah. Dorsal region of brown colour, with the coverts barred. Eye list and chest sides are brown, whitish eyebrows. White ventral region (non-reproductive) and mottled (reproductive). Legs are yellow.
Remarks. We did not record any reproductive events. This species is a boreal migratory bird.
Distribution. From Canada to Chile and northern Argentina.
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