Male pectoral sandpipers perform remarkable territorial and courtship displays in flight and on the ground. In flight, the tail shows a dark stripe down the middle, with white on either side. Primarily feeds on arthropods and other invertebrates.

In all plumages appears very similar to juvenile Dunlin, though Pectoral Sandpiper slightly larger than that species. "There’s one shorebird species, the Pectoral Sandpiper, where the male has this pectoral sac at its chest that... it’ll stand on the ground for awhile and inflate this sac and then take off on these sort of moth-like, buoyant flights, low over the tundra, emitting this incredibly resonant hooting song as it’s circling its territory, trying to chase off other males and attract a female… Date: Sunday, June 19, 2016. Faint wing-bar and black rump with white edges are visible in flight. Pectoral Sandpiper: This medium-sized sandpiper has scaled, dark brown upperparts, heavily streaked brown breast, plain white belly and eye ring, dark brown crown, faint wing-bar and black rump with white edges that are visible in flight. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.

In flight note large white rump patch.

Look for this medium-sized shorebird feeding in grassy wetlands and wet pastures. Sandpipers, like most humans, are beach-lovers. Pectoral Sandpiper: This medium-sized sandpiper has scaled, dark brown upperparts, heavily streaked brown breast, plain white belly and eye ring, dark brown crown, faint wing-bar and black rump with white edges that are visible in flight.

Added to IBC: 22 Nov 2016 - 22:29. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and American Ornithologists’ Union. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats. The accompanying vocalization consists of a series of hollow hoots and is one of the most unusual sounds heard in summer on the arctic tundra. Crown, eyestripe are dark brown. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.

Slightly larger than Dunlin, with longer and finer bill, longer legs. Crown, eyestripe are dark brown. The Pectoral Sandpiper is among the most recognizable of small shorebirds, larger than the small “peep” sandpipers and sporting a distinctively stippled breast that ends neatly at a white belly.

Described as a larger version of a Least Sandpiper, the Pectoral Sandpiper is a medium-sized shorebird with a heavily streaked breast, sharply contrasting clear, white belly, and yellowish legs.

They arrive while there is still ice and snow on the ground. They both have brown wings with little light dots, and a delicate but contrasting neck and chest pattern.

Juvenile Pectoral Sandpipers are almost indistinguishable from adults. Most individuals make a dramatic single non-stop 3,700-mile flight from the northern United States to northern South America to spend the winter in central and southern South America.

The pectoral sandpiper is 9 inches in length with a 17 inch wingspan. Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats. Hence, if locally unsuccessful, males will try their luck elsewhere.

Primarily feeds on arthropods and other invertebrates.

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Membership benefits include one year of Audubon magazine and the latest on birds and their habitats. Pectoral sandpipers breed in wet Arctic coastal tundra from the northern coast of Alaska east across Canada’s northern territories to Nunavut and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Non-breeding birds are grayish-brown above with white eyebrows and belly. Pectoral Sandpiper (Photos by Carol Riddell) The Pectoral Sandpiper is a medium-sized shorebird. The brown breastband (which gives the species its name) and white belly are its most distinctive features.

Primarily feeds on arthropods and other invertebrates.

A male Pectoral Sandpiper in display flight. Best identified by the abruptly ending breast band, which runs into a point. They claim territory by flying upward high in the sky with slow, fluttery wingbeats, then gliding down to the ground and strutting and dancing in front of females. Pectoral Sandpiper: Medium sandpiper with scaled, dark brown upperparts, heavily streaked brown breast, plain white belly. Primarily feeds on arthropods and other invertebrates.