Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Charadriiformes · Scolopacidae
About
The grey-tailed tattler, also known as the Siberian tattler or Polynesian tattler, is a small shorebird in the genus Tringa. The English name for the tattlers refers to their noisy call. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific brevipes is from Latin brevis, "short", and pes, "foot".
Fun Fact
Both tattlers are unique among the species of Tringa for having unpatterned, greyish wings and back, and a scaly breast pattern extending more or less onto the belly in breeding plumage, in which both also have a rather prominent supercilium.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitat is stony riverbeds in northeast Siberia.
Diet
Eat insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance