Vik's Gallery:   Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1/1)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Calidris acuminata  

Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are another wader that breeds in the Arctic and visits Australia in large numbers during the northern winter.

According to Brett Lane in Shorebirds in Australia*, Most Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are found in the wetlands of Victoria, south western New South Wales and eastern South Australia. Only small numbers occur in Tasmania, despite their abundance in nearby Victoria.

*Lane, Brett A (1987). Shorebirds in Australia. Nelson Publishers, p.125.