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Defined: DKZ00018
English Ruff Scientific (Calidris pugnax) Order CHARADRIIFORMES Family (Latin) Scolopacidae Family (English) Sandpipers, Snipes Other name(s) Chevalier combattant Breeding Regions PAL Breeding Range low Arctic to temperate tundra and steppe of Palearctic: nw Europe from Belgium and Scandinavia s through n Ukraine, nw Kazakhstan, n Mongolia to far e Siberia Nonbreeding Range Countries (BETA)map Afghanistan,Albania,Algeria,Angola,Armenia,Australia,Austria,Azerbaijan,Bahrain,Bangladesh, IOC 11.2 Subspecies Monotypic
IUCN Status Code LC (Birdlife factsheet ) Described by (Linnaeus, 1758) German Kampfläufer French Combattant varié Chinese 流苏鹬 Japanese エリマキシギ Russian Турухтан Spanish Combatiente Portuguese combatente Bird Data App text Male Ruff are stunning in breeding plumage, and can have a black, white or rufous head and neck.
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Breeding Range Codes AF Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara) AN Antarctica AO Atlantic Ocean AU Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, EU Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan) IO Indian Ocean LA Latin America (Middle and South America) MA Middle America (Mexico through Panama) NA North America (includes the Caribbean) NO Northern oceans OR Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas) PO Pacific Ocean SA South America SO Southern oceans TO Temperate oceans TrO Tropical oceans Worldwide Worldwide
IUCN Status Codes EX Extinct EW Extinct in the wild CR Critically Endangered EN Endangered VU Vulnerable NT Near Threatened LC Least Concern DD Data deficient NE Not evaluated PE Probably extinct (informal) PEW Probably extinct in the wild (informal)
