(ABID & OBI links removed as many images in the Gallery) |
(User & Incomplete template added to Photo, Video link & Category. Vocalisation heading & Bird Song Category) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | {{incomplete}} | ||
| + | [[Image:Marsh_Sandpiper.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}}]] | ||
;[[:Category:Tringa|Tringa]] stagnatilis | ;[[:Category:Tringa|Tringa]] stagnatilis | ||
| − | + | ||
==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 yellowish legs, grey brown in breeding plumage, paler in winter, and has a white wedge up its back. | ||
| Line 14: | Line 16: | ||
These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud. Diet includes insects, and similar small prey. | These birds forage by probing in shallow water or on wet mud. Diet includes insects, and similar small prey. | ||
| − | == | + | ====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]]'' | ||
| Line 20: | Line 22: | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | |||
{{GSearch|Tringa+stagnatilis}} | {{GSearch|Tringa+stagnatilis}} | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | {{Video|Marsh_Sandpiper}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] [[Category:Tringa]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] [[Category:Tringa]][[Category:Bird Songs]][[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 10:24, 7 December 2008
|
This article is incomplete. This article is missing one or more sections. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it. |
|
Photo by Steve G
- Tringa stagnatilis
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.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Tringa stagnatilis (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
External Links
