First Report of the Sanderling (Calidris alba) in Cuatro Ciénegas Valley, Coahuila, Mexico

Abstract

The Sanderling (Calidris alba) is the most widely distributed shorebird that winters on both coasts of America, with records of vagrant individuals in the interior of the continent. On 14 September 2022, we observed and photographed two juvenile Sanderlings at a small pool adjacent to the Río Mezquites in the Cuatro Ciénegas protected area, Coahuila, Mexico. This sighting represents the first record of this species in this RAMSAR site, and increases the known inland distribution in northeastern Mexico, as well as the first documented for the state of Coahuila.

Keywords

• Juvenile plumage
• first record
• shorebird
• Río Mezquites