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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Long fine bill, very long yellowish legs, grey brown in breeding plumage, paler in winter, and has a white wedge up its back. | + | Long fine bill, very long spindly yellowish legs, grey brown in breeding plumage, paler in winter, and has a white wedge up its back (reminiscent of [[Common Greenshank]]). |
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| + | Feet project well beyond the tail in flight | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Marsh Sandpiper flight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|aritervo|aritervo}}<br />[[Finland]] June 24, 2007 ]] | ||
Eastern-most [[Europe]] to central [[Asia]]. | Eastern-most [[Europe]] to central [[Asia]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands. | Open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud. | |
| − | These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud. Diet includes insects, and similar small prey. | + | ====Diet==== |
| − | + | Diet includes insects, and similar small prey. | |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Tringa stagnatilis (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Tringa stagnatilis (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Tringa stagnatilis (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Tringa stagnatilis (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| − | + | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tringa+stagnatilis}} | {{GSearch|Tringa+stagnatilis}} | ||
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Photo by Steve G
- Tringa stagnatilis
Identification
Long fine bill, very long spindly yellowish legs, grey brown in breeding plumage, paler in winter, and has a white wedge up its back (reminiscent of Common Greenshank).
Feet project well beyond the tail in flight
Distribution
Eastern-most Europe to central Asia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands.
Behaviour
These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud.
Diet
Diet includes insects, and similar small prey.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Tringa stagnatilis (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
External Links
