Wandering Tattler

Overview

Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Tringa; binomial: Tringa incana; authority: (Gmelin, JF, 1789).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic and the Nearctic. Non-breeding range: w USA and s PO islands : temperate to tropical, mainly rocky Pacific coasts: e Australia, se New Guinea satellites, Melanesia, Micronesia and all Polynesian groups including Hawaiian Is., isolated e Pacific islands including Clipperton (far sw of Mexico), del Coco (far sw of Costa Rica), Malpelo (w of Colombia) and Galápagos; sw Canada to Ecuador (e Pacific coast).

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.