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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 29- | + | 29-32 cm (11½-12½ in) <br /> |
Bill: Red lower mandible, with black tip; slightly de-curved<br /> | Bill: Red lower mandible, with black tip; slightly de-curved<br /> | ||
Red legs<br /> | Red legs<br /> | ||
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*White below | *White below | ||
*Grey chest | *Grey chest | ||
| − | *Marked white supercilium<br /> | + | *Marked white [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]<br /> |
'''Juvenile''' similar to the winter adult but much darker. Irregular streaks on flanks | '''Juvenile''' similar to the winter adult but much darker. Irregular streaks on flanks | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
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They breed by pools, marshes and peatbogs. Winters on muddy estuaries. | They breed by pools, marshes and peatbogs. Winters on muddy estuaries. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | Feeds in deeper water than Common, lunging at prey and sweeping the bill from side to side. | |
====Flight==== | ====Flight==== | ||
[[Image:1568spotted redshanks land DSC0375.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />[[Hong Kong]], [[China]], January 2007]] | [[Image:1568spotted redshanks land DSC0375.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />[[Hong Kong]], [[China]], January 2007]] | ||
Similar to [[Common Redshank]] but legs extend further beyond the tail. | Similar to [[Common Redshank]] but legs extend further beyond the tail. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | 4 eggs are laid in a ground scrape. | + | Generally [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous]]. The clutch consists of 4 eggs, which are laid in a ground scrape. |
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists of fish, insect larvae, shrimps, amphibians and worms. Also terrestrial flying insects |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Tringa erythropus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Tringa erythropus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Tringa erythropus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Tringa erythropus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 |
#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tringa+erythropus}} | {{GSearch|Tringa+erythropus}} | ||
Revision as of 21:14, 15 September 2017
- Tringa erythropus
Identification
29-32 cm (11½-12½ in)
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
Generally monogamous. The clutch consists of 4 eggs, which are laid in a ground scrape.
Diet
The diet consists of fish, insect larvae, shrimps, amphibians and worms. Also terrestrial flying insects
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. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. 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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spotted Redshank. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spotted_Redshank
External Links
