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[[Image:Marsh_Sandpiper.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Steve G]]
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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The Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis, is a small wader. It is a rather small shank. It resembles a small elegant Greenshank, with a long fine bill and very long yellowish legs. Like the Greenshank, it is greyish brown in breeding plumage, paler in winter, and has a white wedge up its back that is visible in flight. However, it is more closely related to the Common Redshank and the Wood Sandpiper (Pereira & Baker, 2005). Together, they form a group of smallish shanks which tend to have red or reddish legs, and in breeding plumage are generally a subdued, light brown above with some darker mottling, with a pattern of somewhat diffuse small brownish spots on the breast and neck.
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Long fine bill, very long yellowish legs, grey brown in breeding plumage, paler in winter, and has a white wedge up its back.  
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Eastern-most [[Europe]] to central [[Asia]]. It is a migratory species, with majority of birds wintering in [[Africa]], and [[India]] with fewer migrating to Southeast Asia and [[Australia]]. They prefer to winter on fresh water wetlands such as swamps and lakes and are usually seen singly or in small groups.
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Eastern-most [[Europe]] to central [[Asia]].  
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands. from
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Open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands.
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
  
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These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud. They mainly eat insects, and similar small prey.
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These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud. Diet includes insects, and similar small prey.
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The Marsh Sandpiper is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
 
  
 
==Bird Song==
 
==Bird Song==
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=35&bid=448 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=35&bid=448 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=1220&Bird_Image_ID=11716&Bird_Family_ID=138 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
 
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Revision as of 15:12, 17 October 2007

Tringa stagnatilis
Photo by Steve G

Identification

Long fine bill, very long yellowish legs, grey brown in breeding plumage, paler in winter, and has a white wedge up its back.

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 includes insects, and similar small prey.

Bird Song

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