Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima

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Purple Sandpiperadult post breeding, identification

The species

Classification

Order  : Charadriiformes
Family : Scolopacidae
Species : Purple Sandpiper


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : auau126756
Author :
Ouessant digiscoping
Plumage : adult, post breeding

Shooting

date : 2012 Sep
Country : France (fr)
Region : Brittany
Place : Ouessant Ouessant
Lat. : 48° 27' 0'' North
Lng. : 5° 4' 18'' West

Exif Data [+] [-]

Model : canon 1d mark 4 + 500 mm
Flash : no