Spoonbill Sandpiper Mother and Chick (<i>Calidris pygmea</i>) (IMAGE)

University of Bath

Spoonbill Sandpiper Mother and Chick (<i>Calidris pygmea</i>)

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The 'double whammy' of fewer babies hatching and decline in the survival of adults has had a devastating effect on population numbers of species such as the critically endangered Spoonbill Sandpiper (Calidris pygmea).

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Pavel Tomkovich

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