 The measurements are; wing 98–106 mm, bill 19–24 mm, bill tip breadth 10–12 mm, tarsus 19–22 mm and tail 37–39 mm.The contact calls of the spoon-billed sandpiper include a quiet "preep" or a shrill "wheer".The song, given during display, is an intermittent buzzing and descending trill "preer-prr-prr".