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  - Phylum - Vertebrates - Craniata
    - Class - Birds - Aves
      - Order - Shorebirds - Charadriiformes
        
        Family - Sandpipers - Scolopacidae
        
        Species - Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos

Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNA

Agency Status
USFWS: none
USFS: none
BLM: none
CFWCS Tier: 3
PIF: none

General Description

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General Distribution

Montana Range

Western Hemisphere Range

Summary of Observations Submitted for Montana

Number of Observations: 132

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Relative Density

Recency

Breeding
(direct evidence "B")

Breeding
(indirect evidence "b")

No evidence of Breeding
(transient "t")

Overwintering
(regular observations "W")

Overwintering
(at least one obs. "w")

(Records associated with a range of dates are excluded from time charts)

Migration

Most of Montana is west of the main spring migration. There is a more extensive migration in fall (Skaar, no date). In Bozeman migration occurs from August 20 to October 5, with a peak on September 20 (Skaar 1969).

Habitat

Migrants are seen along prairie marshes or potholes. They are often found near grassy cover rather than on open mud flats (Johnsgard 1986).

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Citation for data on this website:
Pectoral Sandpiper — Calidris melanotos. Montana Field Guide. Retrieved on February 9, 2010, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/detail_ABNNF11130.aspx