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Scientific Name: Calidris pygmaea (Linnaeus, C 1758)
English Name: Spoon-billed sandpiper
Local/Bangla Name: Chamochthuto Batan (চামচঠুঁটো বাটান)
Photo: Birds of the World
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Description:
Breeding adults have a rusty head similar to Red-necked, but with a darker tendril and a longer rusty streak down the breast. Adults and youngsters that are not breeding have a darker ear patch, a pronounced crown stripe, and are generally paler than Red-necked. They also do not have the rusty head.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
This highly threatened bird was seen around Nijhum Dwip area. It occurs in the coastal mudflats in southeast region of the country
Environment:
Marine, Terrestrial
Main References:
WCS (2018) Proposal for a new marine protected area around Nijhum Dwip (version 2): A major step towards achieving 10% marine protection in Bangladesh Wildlife Conservation Society Bangladesh Program
Other References:
WorldFish IUCN WCS 2018 A Proposal to Declare a New Marine Protected Area (MPA) Around Nijhum Dwip with Preference to Fisheries
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.
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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