Abstract
The Buff-Breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis) is a Nearctic migratory species that winters in central and northern Argentina. In this note, I present an unpublished record of the species in Comodoro Rivadavia, province of Chubut, Argentina. This is the southernmost record of the species to date.
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