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Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotos

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Miranda Collett
Miranda Collett

Former Airline Captain of B747, Miranda Collett, switched career in 2010 to become a wildlife conservationist, purchasing a former cattle ranch in NE Argentina.

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The Pectoral Sandpiper is rare to see in the Ibera Marshes but it sometimes migrates through.

A medium sized wader, it has a white belly with brown streaking on the chest.  The back has brown feathers with a paler edging and there is a faint pale eyebrow.

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