Common name:
Curlew Sandpiper
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Calidris ferruginea
Order:
charadriiformes
Family:
sclopacidae
fun facts:
The Curlew Sandpiper is an occasional passage migrant to Ladakh. It can be spotted along marshes, mud flats and shallow shores of lakes and ponds up to 4300 m. The sexes look the same.
Bird Club Contributor:
Stanzin Chamba, Nubra
