Foraging microhabitat selection of Spoon-billed Sandpiper in the Upper Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar

• Main Authors: Pyae Phyo Aung, Graeme M. Buchanan, Philip D. Round, Christoph Zöckler, Chris Kelly, Naruemon Tantipisanuh, George A. Gale
• Other Authors: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/72971
• Institution: Mahidol University

Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) is Critically Endangered, declining 9% per year since 2009; although important wintering sites have been identified, little is known about why particular sites are selected. The Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar, supports perhaps 60% of the global population in winte...