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Can be told from winter-plumaged [[Common Redshank]] by the obvious white supercilium. | Can be told from winter-plumaged [[Common Redshank]] by the obvious white supercilium. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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They breed in [[Siberia]] and winter in Mediterranean [[Europe]] and [[Africa]], [[China]] and South-east [[Asia]]. | They breed in [[Siberia]] and winter in Mediterranean [[Europe]] and [[Africa]], [[China]] and South-east [[Asia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 27 November 2015
- Tringa erythropus
Identification
29-33 cm.
Bill: Red lower mandible, with black tip; slightly de-curved
Red legs
White rump
Summer Adult
- Dark grey to black body
- Upperparts spotted white
Winter Adult
- Grey-brown above
- White below
- Grey chest
- Marked white supercilium
Juvenile similar to the winter adult but much darker. Irregular streaks on flanks
Similar Species
Can be told from winter-plumaged Common Redshank by the obvious white supercilium.
Distribution
They breed in Siberia and winter in Mediterranean Europe and Africa, China and South-east Asia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
They breed by pools, marshes and peatbogs. Winters on muddy estuaries.
Behaviour
- Feeds in deeper water than Common, lunging at prey and sweeping the bill from side to side.
Flight
Similar to Common Redshank but legs extend further beyond the tail.
Breeding
4 eggs are laid in a ground scrape.
Diet
The diet includes insect larvae, shrimps and worms.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Tringa erythropus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
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