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Illustration of a Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) egg, 30.8 × 21.9 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Calidris mauri

  • 30.8 × 21.9 mm
  • Clutch: 2–4 eggs
Breeds in United States

White, cream, or brown, densely spotted with brown.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 120 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 142, 1927), p. 258.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Western Sandpiper, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Western Sandpiper, Life History.
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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