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                                        **Spoon-billed Sandpiper - Calidris pygmaea
                                        
                                        Short: A tiny migratory shorebird whose staging habitats on the East Asian coast are being lost to land reclamation and development, driving rapid declines.
                                        
                                        Facts:
                                        
                                        Status: Critically Endangered.
                                        
                                        Range: Breeds in Arctic Russia, migrates along East Asian flyway to SE Asia.
                                        
                                        Habitat: Tidal flats, estuaries, coastal mudflats.
                                        
                                        Diet: Small invertebrates in mud.
                                        
                                        Lifespan: ~5-10 yrs.
                                        
                                        Reproduction: Arctic breeder with small clutch; long migrations.
                                        
                                        Role: Indicator of healthy tidal-flat ecosystems.
                                        
                                        Threats: Land reclamation, coastal development, disturbance at stopover sites.
                                        
                                        2025 October 15