Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

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Calidris acuminata

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, a reference photo
Photo: Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) is a small-medium migratory wader or shorebird, found mostly in Siberia during the summer breeding period (June to August) and Australia for wintering (September to March).

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Species
Calidris acuminata

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