Physical 

Purple sandpipers have rounded bodies, long legs, and long, thin beaks. Their legs and beak are yellow-orange with black on the end of the beak. The underside is pale in coloration with brown mottling. Their back is a grey-brown color with a darker shade on the wings and tail.

 

Habitat

This species typically lives in open areas along shorelines, typically staying along the coast and not inland.

Feeding 

Purple sandpipers feed on invertebrates that are native to the sandy or rocky shorelines they inhabit. They forage for prey by watching the water for the presence of food and will sort through algae and washed up vegetation as well.