Common name: None

Scientific name: Calidris canutus rufa (Wilson, 1813)

Class:

Aves (Birds)

Order:

Charadriiformes (Gulls, Plovers, and Shorebirds)

Family:

Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, and Relatives)

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Estuarine:

Herbaceous wetland, River mouth/tidal river, Tidal flat/shore

Terrestrial:

Sand/dune

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G4T2

Imperiled globally - The subspecies/variety is at high risk of extinction due to rarity or other factors; typically 20 or fewer populations or locations in the world, very few individuals, very restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or steep declines. (The species as a whole is apparently secure globally.)

State conservation status rank:

SNRN

Not Ranked - State conservation status not yet assessed (a migratory animal which does not breed in New York).

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Not Listed

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

None

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.788148/Calidris_canutus_rufa/