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Beefy, medium-sized sandpiper.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Males are much larger than females, and have a large air sac in the throat which they inflate during breeding display. Typically seen in small flocks in muddy marshes or wet grassy habitats, sometimes mixed with other shorebirds.
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