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Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis(Bechstein, 1803)
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Tringa
At a glance
The Marsh Sandpiper is a medium-sized bird, about 22–26 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 22–26 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Marsh Sandpiper look like?
The Marsh Sandpiper is a medium-sized bird, about 22–26 cm long and weighing 52–100 g.
The marsh sandpiper is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easternmost Europe to the Russian Far East. 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 stagnatilis is from Latin stagnum, "swamp".
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Marsh Sandpiper?
The Marsh Sandpiper is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Marsh Sandpiper eat?
The Marsh Sandpiper feeds on intertidal invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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