All other sandpipers are highly migratory. This year-round resident of South Pacific atolls has a suite of adaptations, including short bills and legs, rounded wings, nectar feeding, and extensive use ...
Each year, they assemble between December and March, during the austral summer, around openings in the neighboring Rangiroa and Tikehau atolls in the Tuamotu archipelago. The atolls are nine miles ...