Breeds on tussock-heath tundra, dry sedge tundra, and moss mounds in low centered polygons.
Yukon: Common breeding bird on the North Slope, and a rare summer resident (likely breeder) in alpine tundra of central and southern Yukon.
North America: Breeds in two disjunct areas; from western Alaska across northern Yukon to northern NWT, and along the west side of Hudson Bay. Winters along southern coastal USA to South America.
Global: Holarctic: also breeds in northern Eurasia and winters in the South Paci c and coastal Africa.
A large sandpiper with a long, down-curved bill. At a distance ap- pears entirely plain brown; at closer range it has a boldly striped crown.
Animal | Bird |
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Bird | Shore Birds (Charadriiformes) |
Color | brown, grey |