Editing Sanderling (section)

==Description==
The sanderling is a small plump sandpiper, {{convert|18|–|20|cm|in|frac=2|abbr=on}} in length. Its weight ranges from {{convert|40|–|100|g|oz|frac=2|abbr=on}}. The winter [[bird]] is very pale, almost white apart from a dark shoulder patch. This is the source of the specific name, ''alba'', which is the Latin for "white". Later in the summer, the face and throat become brick-red. The juvenile bird is spangled black and white, and shows much more contrast than the adult.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%;"
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! colspan="2" | Standard Measurements<ref name=BOC /><ref name=Sibley />
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| style="padding-right: 1em;padding-left:0.35em;" | [[Bird measurement#Total Body Length|length]] || style="padding-right: 0.5em;padding-left:0.5em;" | {{convert|7.1|-|8.7|in|mm|abbr=on|order=flip}}
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| style="padding-right: 1em;padding-left:0.35em;" | [[Bird measurement#Weight|weight]] || style="padding-right: 0.5em;padding-left:0.5em;" | {{convert|60|g|oz|abbr=on}}
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| style="padding-right: 1em;padding-left:0.35em;" | [[Bird measurement#Wingspan|wingspan]] || style="padding-right: 0.5em;padding-left:0.5em;" | {{convert|17|in|mm|abbr=on|order=flip}}
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| style="padding-right: 1em;padding-left:0.35em;" | [[Bird measurement#Wing|wing]] || style="padding-right: 0.5em;padding-left:0.5em;" | {{convert|114.5|-|121.6|mm|in|abbr=on}}
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| style="padding-right: 1em;padding-left:0.35em;" | [[Bird measurement#Tail|tail]] || style="padding-right: 0.5em;padding-left:0.5em;" | {{convert|47.3|-|53|mm|in|abbr=on}}
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| style="padding-right: 1em;padding-left:0.35em;" | [[Bird measurement#Culmen|culmen]] || style="padding-right: 0.5em;padding-left:0.5em;" | {{convert|22.5|-|26.6|mm|in|abbr=on}}
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| style="padding-right: 1em;padding-left:0.35em;" | [[Bird measurement#Tarsus|tarsus]] || style="padding-right: 0.5em;padding-left:0.5em;" | {{convert|23.5|-|25.8|mm|in|abbr=on}}
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If its size is misjudged, a sanderling in breeding plumage can be mistaken for some varieties of [[stint]], or a sanderling in winter plumage can be mistaken for a [[dunlin]] or [[red knot]]. It can be told from other small wading birds, given good views, by its lack of a hind toe. Its behavior is also distinctive.