Broad-billed Sandpiper

Limicola falcinellus

(L. f. falcinellus)

Armenian Name:	Տիղմակտցար

See Plate 30 for Broad-billed Sandpiper and other similar species

Resident Status:	Migrant
Abundance:	Rare
Length:	16-17 cm, Wing Span:37-39 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 143.
Description:	Bill with downward kink near tip; green-gray legs and split supercilium.
Adult (Breeding):	Blackish-brown upperparts with whitish lines on back; neck and breast heavily streaked with brown, white belly.
Adult (Non-breeding):	Pale gray above; white below with lightly streaked breast. Supercilium and eyestripe remain prominent.
Juvenile:	Like breeding adult but with pale edges on upperparts; breast less streaked.
Similar Species:	Differs from Dunlin and Curlew Sandpiper by down-kinked bill, shorter stouter legs, and split supercilium.
Behavior:	Single birds usually found in groups of other small shorebirds. Wades freely but does not swim.
Habitat:	Muddy shores of ponds and lakes, often with vegetation.
Food:	Aquatic invertebrates.