Purple Sandpiper - Sendlingur - Calidris - Erolia maritima.

Length: 20 - 22 cm Weight: 80 g Wing-span: 42 - 46 cm Purple Sandpiper fÃÂ¦ttur is low and short, with a short neck and a relatively short mouth. He is the darkest wading bird in Iceland and also one of the smallest. Purple Sandpiper flies low and straight, swimming easily. Is sociable when not lying on eggs and often in large groups. Purple Sandpiper is quiet and flies often not up until it is completely to him. Feed: Invertebrates: insects, bugs, crustaceans, snails and crustaceans.

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