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    (c) Samuel Amaris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Max Wolf Breshears, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) pahk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) JJ Harrison, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    (c) Leo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) Ben Ackerley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Calidris acuminata

IUCN Red List status: Vulnerable

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide
5,244 observations
Group
Birds

iNaturalist hides the exact location of threatened species, so a sighting can sit several kilometres from the point shown on its record.

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The sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) (but see below) is a small wader.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Recent sightings near Cairns

Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.