[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Scolopacidae | [latin] Calidris mauri | [UK] Western Sandpiper | [FR] Becasseau d’Alaska | [DE] Berg-Strandlaufer | [ES] Correlimos de Alaska | [NL] Alaska-strandloper Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics In breeding plumage, it has a deep rufous crown and cheek patch, and rufous on the wings. It is heavily streaked and […]