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Purple Sandpiper
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Mudflats, shorelines, tundra.
Diet: Invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Peak on migration.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US. Numbers peak in May.
How rare is it?
The Purple Sandpiper sits in our Uncommon tier for the US: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It belongs to the sandpipers and allies family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Baird's SandpiperUncommon · Mudflats
- DunlinUncommon · Mudflats
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- Red KnotUncommon · Mudflats
- Stilt SandpiperUncommon · Mudflats
- SurfbirdUncommon · Mudflats
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