Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Family: Sandpipers and allies
Curlew Sandpiper is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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In the High Arctic, chicks feed on Diptera, with the majority belonging to families Chironomidae and Tipulidae.
The female almost always lays one clutch of eggs, usually around the end of June, which hatch after 20 days and fully fledge at 14–20 days.
The pre-juvenile moult of the chick occurs at the nest site from late June to July.