BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER

BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER

(Limicola falcinellus), adult. Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus). Calidris falcinellus (Pontoppidan, 1763)SynonymsScolopax Falcinellus, Pontoppidan 1763 (protonym)Numenius pygmæs, LathamTringa platyrhyncha, Temminck 1815Limicola pygmaea, Koch 1816Philomachus falcinellusLimicola falcinellusErolia falcinellaPhoto: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

BROADBILLED SANDPIPER

BROADBILLED SANDPIPER

Broad-billed Sandpiper (Phalaropus fulicarius), male. Red phalarope, sight. Gray phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius). Phalaropus fulicarius Linné, 1758SynonymsTringa fulicaria Linnaeus, 1758Crymophilus fulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758)Phalaropus fulicaria (slipper)Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

Saddle-billed stork

Saddle-billed stork

Photo taken on Sept. 25, 2025, shows a saddle-billed stork at Kakegawa Kachoen bird and flower park in Kakegawa in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka.

Japan: Duck Family Guided by Police Crossing Road in Obihiro, Hokkaido

A family of spot-billed ducks was spotted being targeted by a crow on a busy road in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Thursday, May 8. The police soon arrived at the scene after receiving a call and guided the ducky family crossing the road safely and heading to the nearby Obihiro River.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

A Red-billed Blue Magpie Hunts An Underage Turtle Dove in Renhuai

RENHUAI, CHINA - MARCH 7, 2025 - A red-billed blue magpie hunts an underage turtle dove at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, southwest China's Guizhou province, March 7, 2025.

People Feed Red-Billed Gulls - China

People Feed Red-Billed Gulls - China

People feed red-billed gulls at the Yuantouzhu scenic spot of the Taihu Lake in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, November 29, 2024. Photo by Huan Yueliang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian spot-billed duck inside the lake in Ajmer, India on November 26, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian spot-billed duck inside the lake in Ajmer, India on November 26, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian spot-billed duck inside the lake in Ajmer, India on November 26, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian spot-billed duck inside the lake in Ajmer, India on November 26, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian spot-billed duck inside the lake in Ajmer, India on November 26, 2024. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian spot-billed duck inside the lake in Ajmer, India on November 26, 2024. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian spot-billed duck inside the lake in Ajmer, India on November 26, 2024. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian spot-billed duck inside the lake in Ajmer, India on November 26, 2024. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian spot-billed duck inside the lake in Ajmer, India on November 26, 2024. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian Spot-Billed Duck - Ajmer

Indian spot-billed duck inside the lake in Ajmer, India on November 26, 2024. Photo by Himanshu Sharma/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wetland Ecology in Qingdao

Wetland Ecology in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - A reverse-billed snipers forage in the sunset glow at the Baisha River estuary wetland in Liuting Street, Chengyang district, Qingdao city, Shandong province, Nov 3, 2024.

Wetland Ecology in Qingdao

Wetland Ecology in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Four spotted billed ducks swim on the water in the estuary wetland of Baisha River, Liuting Street, Chengyang District, Qingdao city, Shandong province, Nov 3, 2024.

Wetland Ecology in Qingdao

Wetland Ecology in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - NOVEMBER 3, 2024 - Two red-billed gulls watch dusk on a street lamp at the Baisha River estuary wetland in Liuting Street, Chengyang District, Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Nov 3, 2024.

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2024 - The first migratory anti-billed Snipes are seen at the Tiaozini wetland in Yancheng city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 25, 2024.

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2024 - The first migratory anti-billed Snipes are seen at the Tiaozini wetland in Yancheng city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 25, 2024.

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2024 - The first migratory anti-billed Snipes are seen at the Tiaozini wetland in Yancheng city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 25, 2024.

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2024 - The first migratory anti-billed Snipes are seen at the Tiaozini wetland in Yancheng city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 25, 2024.

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2024 - The first migratory anti-billed Snipes are seen at the Tiaozini wetland in Yancheng city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 25, 2024.

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2024 - The first migratory anti-billed Snipes are seen at the Tiaozini wetland in Yancheng city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 25, 2024.

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2024 - The first migratory anti-billed Snipes are seen at the Tiaozini wetland in Yancheng city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 25, 2024.

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2024 - The first migratory anti-billed Snipes are seen at the Tiaozini wetland in Yancheng city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 25, 2024.

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2024 - The first migratory anti-billed Snipes are seen at the Tiaozini wetland in Yancheng city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 25, 2024.

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2024 - The first migratory anti-billed Snipes are seen at the Tiaozini wetland in Yancheng city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 25, 2024.

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

Migratory Anti-billed Snipes at the Tiaozini Wetland in Yancheng

YANCHENG, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2024 - The first migratory anti-billed Snipes are seen at the Tiaozini wetland in Yancheng city, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 25, 2024.

World Environment Day

World Environment Day

RENHUAI, CHINA - JUNE 3, 2024 - A squirrel and a red-billed blue magpie stay in a tree at Nanzhu Forest Park in Renhuai city, Southwest China's Guizhou province, June 3, 2024.

CHINA-FUJIAN-BIODIVERSITY-BIRDS (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-BIODIVERSITY-BIRDS (CN)

(240522) -- FUZHOU, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A spoon-billed sandpiper forages at Weitou Bay in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Nov. 26, 2023. Located along the bird migration route between East Asia and Australasia, Fujian is noted for its great biodiversity, and the number of wild animal and plant species ranks among the top in the country. A large number of migratory birds breed, overwinter or stop over in the province every year, and about 600 bird species have been recorded here. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-BIODIVERSITY-BIRDS (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-BIODIVERSITY-BIRDS (CN)

(240522) -- FUZHOU, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A spoon-billed sandpiper (L) forages at Weitou Bay in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 11, 2024. Located along the bird migration route between East Asia and Australasia, Fujian is noted for its great biodiversity, and the number of wild animal and plant species ranks among the top in the country. A large number of migratory birds breed, overwinter or stop over in the province every year, and about 600 bird species have been recorded here. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

CHINA-HAINAN-MIGRATORY BIRD-SURVEY (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-MIGRATORY BIRD-SURVEY (CN)

(240202) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows a spoon-billed sandpiper foraging at a wetland in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province. A three-day simultaneous monitoring survey of wintering waterbirds was carried out in the tropical island province of Hainan in south China recently. TO GO WITH "Across China: Bird lovers keep working on wetland conservation in Hainan" (Photo by Luo Lixiang/Xinhua)

Red-billed Blue Magpie

Red-billed Blue Magpie

ZHEGNZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2024 - A Red-billed Blue Magpie plays on a branch of wintersweet flowers in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, Jan 15, 2024.

Red-billed Blue Magpie

Red-billed Blue Magpie

ZHEGNZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2024 - A Red-billed Blue Magpie plays on a branch of wintersweet flowers in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, Jan 15, 2024.

Red-billed Blue Magpie

Red-billed Blue Magpie

ZHEGNZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2024 - A Red-billed Blue Magpie plays on a branch of wintersweet flowers in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, Jan 15, 2024.

Red-billed Blue Magpie

Red-billed Blue Magpie

ZHEGNZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2024 - A Red-billed Blue Magpie plays on a branch of wintersweet flowers in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, Jan 15, 2024.