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| Aphriza virgata |
(Gmelin, 1789) |
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Family: sandpipers, snipes |
Order: Charadriiformes |
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Surfbird |
Bécasseau du ressac |
Correlimos de rompientes |
Gischtläufer |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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Strongly migratory; mainly along coasts, but few birds may overfly W USA during northward movement from
head of Gulf of California; main wintering areas located in Chile and Peru. Non-breeders may remain in some
parts of wintering range all year. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1996)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1996) - www.hbw.com,
- Copyright: GROMS/BfN -
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
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| (Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |