sharp-tailed sandpiper
calidris acuminat latin

In winter, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are grey above.

Cox's Sandpiper is similar in size and shape to Pectoral and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers.

Ephemeral wetlands support large numbers of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers and Freckled Ducks when water conditions are suitable.

It is usually considered to be the only member of its genus, and the Broad-billed and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are its closest relatives.

It is an important drought refuge, sometimes supporting over 1% of the world populations of Freckled Ducks, Black Swans, Chestnut Teals and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers.

The site regularly supports over 1% of the world populations of Red-necked Stints and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, as well as a population of the range-restricted Dusky Gerygone.

Red-necked Stints are highly gregarious, and will form flocks with other small Calidris waders, such as Sharp-tailed Sandpipers and Curlew Sandpipers in their non-breeding areas.

Other waterbirds sometimes using the site in moderate numbers include Musk Ducks, Black Swans, Grey Teals, Hoary-headed Grebes and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers.

Other birds for which the site is important include Common Greenshanks, Red Knots, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, Banded Lapwings, Red-capped Plovers and Fairy Terns.

Other waders and waterbirds sometimes recorded in significant numbers include Red Knots, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, Banded Stilts, Pied Oystercatchers, Australian Shovelers and Fairy Terns.

Other birds recorded using the lake are Banded Stilts, Red-necked Avocets, Red-necked Stints, Red-capped Plovers, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers and Hooded Plovers.

The wetland system was identified by BirdLife International as an IBA because it regularly supports over 1% of the world populations of Red-necked Stint, and often of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, Double-banded Plovers and Banded Stilts.

The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports over 1% of the world populations of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, and sometimes of Blue-billed and Musk Ducks, when water levels are suitable.

The land was identified by BirdLife International as an IBA because it regularly supports significant numbers of the endangered Swift Parrot, Regent Honeyeater and Australasian Bittern, and probably over 1% of the world population of Sharp-tailed Sandpipers.

Among over 200 species of birds recorded, the marshes have supported over 1% of the world population of the endangered Australasian Bittern, as well as of White-necked Herons, Intermediate Egrets, Nankeen Night-Herons, Australian White and Straw-necked Ibises, and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers.