Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Calidris
Family: Scolopacidae (Aves)
Taxon : Bird
Group : Animal
SPECIES
pugnaxNOTES
A medium-sized migrant wader about 25 cm long. It has a straight bill with a slightly bulbous tip. Occurs singly or in groups and feeds on invertebrates and seeds
AUTHORITY
(Linnaeus, 1758)Sub Author
Conservation
UncommonHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
Colour
- Notes: Has a mottled back and oval white patches on the sides of a dark tail
- Colour: Brown
Common Name
- Ruff
- Kemphaan
Habitat
- NOTES: Found near water in short marshy vegetation
- HABITAT NAME: Riverside
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- December
- February
- January
- March
- November
- October
- September
- February
Synonyms for Species
- Philomachus pugnax
- Tringa pugnax
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