Pectoral sandpiper


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Pectoral sandpiper
The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) is a small, migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asiawintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick lining, is deep enough to protect its four eggs from the cool breezes of its breeding grounds. The pectoral sandpiper is long, with a wingspan of .

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