Species Details

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Spoon-billed sandpiper

Eurynorhynchus pymeus

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This sandpiper has an unmistakeable spoon-shaped bill that sweeps from side to side on the mud to feed.

Abundance
Rare

Chinese Name
勺嘴鹬

Malay Name
Burung Kedidi Paruh Sudu

Tamil name
கரண்டி அலகு உள்ளான்