Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)
~ 1828
About this artwork
A detailed ornithological illustration depicting a Broad-billed Sandpiper, likely from a Swedish natural history publication. The print features the scientific name Limicola falcinellus Pontopp. and the Swedish common name Myrsnäppa, along with attributions B.H. g. del. and A. Börtz, indicating the delineator and engraver/publisher.
Did you know?
Before the advent of photography, scientific illustrations like this were indispensable for documenting and studying the natural world, allowing species to be identified and shared among naturalists. The Broad-billed Sandpiper is a migratory shorebird, known for its distinctive slightly decurved bill perfectly adapted for probing mud and shallow water for invertebrates. It breeds in the Arctic tundras of northern Europe and Asia.
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Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)
Wihelm Wright, ~ 1828
