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Scientific Name: Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763)
English Name: Curlew Sandpiper
Local/Bangla Name: Gulinda Batan (গুলিন্দা বাটান), Thotmota Chapakhi (ঠোঁট মোটা চাপাখি)
Photo: Birds of the World
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Description:
Wader of medium size, with a long bill that curves somewhat downward. a little bigger than a Dunlin, with longer legs and a longer, finer bill. Note the big white rump patch when in flight. Deeply rusty head and body plumage in breeding (similar to Red Knot). Birds that do not breed have grayish-brown plumage with white belly and eyebrows. The juvenile has a whitish underside with a varied buffy wash on its breast and is grayish above with clean scaly feather edgings.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It was found near Nijhum Dwip area
Environment:
Marine, Terrestrial
Main References:
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 3: Birds. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+676.
Other References:
WorldFish IUCN WCS 2018 A Proposal to Declare a New Marine Protected Area (MPA) Around Nijhum Dwip with Preference to Fisheries
Summary Information for the Declaration of the proposed Nijhum Dwip Marine Protected Area (MPA), 2019.
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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