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Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLinnaeus, 1758
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- Order
- CHARADRIIFORMES
- Family
- Scolopacidae
- Genus
- Tringa
At a glance
The Wood Sandpiper is a medium-sized bird, about 19–23 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 19–23 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Wood Sandpiper look like?
The Wood Sandpiper is a medium-sized bird, about 19–23 cm long and weighing 46–79 g.
The wood sandpiper is a small wader belonging to the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. A Eurasian species, it is the smallest of the shanks, a genus of mid-sized, long-legged waders that largely inhabit freshwater and wetland environments, as opposed to the maritime or coastal habitats of other, similar species.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Wood Sandpiper?
The Wood 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 Wood Sandpiper eat?
The Wood Sandpiper feeds on terrestrial invertebrates and fish/invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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