Buff-breasted Sandpiper

The Buff-breasted Sandpiper is known for its dramatic lekking displays and breeds near arctic coastlines from central Alaska into Canada (Lanctot and Laredo 1994). This species nests in a variety of habitats ranging from dry sedge tussock tundra to wet sedge-graminoid meadows and strangmoor (Lanctot and Laredo 1994). Buff-breasted Sandpipers typically forage in areas of dry, elevated tundra with sparse vegetation primarily consuming terrestrial arthropods (Lanctot and Laredo 1994). This species is one of the few shorebirds that do not show a seasonal shift toward lowland, wet sites during brood-rearing (Jones 1980, R. Lanctot, unpublished data). Buffbreasted Sandpipers spend winters on the pampas of South America. Current population estimate in North America is 30-56,000 with a declining trend (Lanctot et al. 2010, Morrison et al. 2006).

Data and Resources

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notes The Buff-breasted Sandpiper is known for its dramatic lekking displays and breeds near arctic coastlines from central Alaska into Canada (Lanctot and Laredo 1994). This species nests in a variety of habitats ranging from dry sedge tussock tundra to wet sedge-graminoid meadows and strangmoor (Lanctot and Laredo 1994). Buff-breasted Sandpipers typically forage in areas of dry, elevated tundra with sparse vegetation primarily consuming terrestrial arthropods (Lanctot and Laredo 1994). This species is one of the few shorebirds that do not show a seasonal shift toward lowland, wet sites during brood-rearing (Jones 1980, R. Lanctot, unpublished data). Buffbreasted Sandpipers spend winters on the pampas of South America. Current population estimate in North America is 30-56,000 with a declining trend (Lanctot et al. 2010, Morrison et al. 2006).
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title Buff-breasted Sandpiper