Scientific Name: Calidris melanotos
Malay Name: Kedidi Dada Hitam
Chinese Name: 斑胸滨鹬
Range: A long-distance migrant breeding across far northern Russia and wintering in southern Australia and South America; recorded as a vagrant in southeast Asia.
Taxonomy: Monotypic.
Size: 19-23 cm
Identification: A medium-sized sandpiper, recalls Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, but differs from that species by sharply-demarcated white belly (clearly contrasting with brown patterning on breast), clean flanks, colder (less red) tones on crown, more distinct white supercilium, and usually pale-based bill. From the much smaller Long-toed Stint, told by stockier and taller appearance, and thicker bill. Wood Sandpiper is thinner-billed and slimmer.
Similar looking species: Wood Sandpiper, Long-toed Stint, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Habitat: Primarily occupies flooded grasslands, freshwater wetlands, and marshes.
Behaviour/Ecology: Walks slowly and leisurely while feeding, unlike most smaller waders.
Local Status: Vagrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Pectoral Sandpiper)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Calidris melanotos. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693408A93404396.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Farmer, A., Holmes, R. T., & Pitelka, F. A. (2020). Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), version 1.0. In del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D. A., & de Juana, E. (Eds.), Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.pecsan.01
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Pectoral Sandpiper. Retrieved on December 4, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/pectoral-sandpiper.