LONGEVITY RECORD FOR THE LEAST SANDPIPER: A REVISION

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) Science Article 2

abstract

A male Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) bred at 16+ yr of age, not 17+ as previously reported (Miller and Reid, J. Field Ornithol.5 8:49-51, 1987). Extensive European banding programs have revealed much older scolopacids.

E. H. MILLER, J. Field Ornithol., 59(4):403-404

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