| Pectoral sandpiper | |
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| Adult in breeding plumage | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Scolopacidae |
| Genus: | Calidris |
| Species: | C. melanotos
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| Binomial name | |
| Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819)
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| Synonyms | |
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Actodromas maculata | |
The pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) is a small, migratory wader that breeds in North America and Asia, wintering in South America and Oceania. It eats small invertebrates. Its nest, a hole scraped in the ground and with a thick lining, is deep enough to protect its four eggs from the cool breezes of its breeding grounds. The pectoral sandpiper is 21 cm (8.3 in) long, with a wingspan of 46 cm (18 in).
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Calidris melanotos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693408A93404396. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693408A93404396.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.