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Wood Sandpiper![]() Size: 20-22 cm; wing span 55-60 cm Weight: 40-100 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
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BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of a Wood Sandpiper in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Wood Sandpiper in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Wood Sandpiper in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
Wood Sandpipers in breeding
plumage
seen in different light conditions; note the apparent
difference not only in brightness, but also in colour
- the two photos were taken only 72 seconds apart!
(photos courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
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NON-BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of a Wood Sandpiper in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, December 2017]
Near-frontal view of a Wood Sandpiper in non-breeding
plumage
leaning sideways
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2021]
Near-lateral view of a Wood Sandpiper in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, December 2017]
Lateral view of a Wood Sandpiper in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2021]
Lateral view of a Wood Sandpiper in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2021]
Lateral view of a Wood Sandpiper in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2021]
Lateral view of a Wood Sandpiper in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a Wood Sandpiper in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2021]
Northern Lapwings
in non-breeding plumage,
together with several species of very similar waders:
Green Sandpiper,
front left, Wood Sandpiper, near the centre, and all others are
Common Sandpipers
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
More photos of Wood Sandpipers are available on the page for Australia.
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Behaviour |
Even aquatic birds such as Wood Sandpipers need to take
a bath to clean their
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, July 2019]
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Food, Diet |
Lateral view of a Wood Sandpiper in non-breeding
plumage
gobbling up its prey
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2021]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
wospipe_dw_20200726.m4a | (Poland) | Contact call | © DW | |
wospipe_dw_20190720.m4a | (Poland) | Contact calls | © DW | |
wospipe_dw_20190720_2.m4a | (Poland) | ? | © DW |
More Wood Sandpiper sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.