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

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

The information for this species is not complete. We hope to have it available soon.

Distribution

Montana Range

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).

Citation for data on this website:
Pectoral Sandpiper — Calidris melanotos. Montana Field Guide. Retrieved on November 20, 2008, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/detail_ABNNF11130.aspx