Spotted Sandpiper
11 June 2010 19:24 Filed in: Scolopacidae Waders Shorebirds Sandpipers Panama Gamboa Chiriqui Los Quetzales
Copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Chagres River, Panama, May 2010
Bird name: Spotted Sandpiper
Latin: Actitis macularius
Other: Maçarico-maculado (Pt) • Maçarico-pintado (Br) • Playero manchado (Es), andarríos maculado
Family: Scolopacidae • Sandpipers
Range: North, Central and South America
The Spotted Sandpiper in breeding plumage seen here has attractive black spots on a white belly and brown upperside. Yellowish legs, orange bill with black tip. Seen by rivers in central and western Panama in May.
Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Los Quetzales Hotel, Panama, May 2010
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