BirdUp · Species
Grey-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes(Vieillot, 1816)
Updated
- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Tringa
At a glance
The Grey-tailed Tattler is a medium-sized bird, about 25 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 25 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Grey-tailed Tattler look like?
The Grey-tailed Tattler is a medium-sized bird, about 25 cm long and weighing 86–150 g.
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".
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Grey-tailed Tattler?
The Grey-tailed Tattler is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Grey-tailed Tattler eat?
The Grey-tailed Tattler feeds on intertidal invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
2 photos
The BirdUp app
Log your next Grey-tailed Tattler in the field
A pocket field journal for 850+ Australian birds. Offline-first, smart ID, and a lifelist that travels with you.