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Original - The Sanderling ,Calidris alba is a small wader. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.
Reason
high quality, adds value to the article
Articles in which this image appears
Sanderling
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Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Mbz1

Promoted File:Calidris alba at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California - 20101116.jpg --Makeemlighter (talk) 23:02, 24 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]