Grey-tailed Tattler
Grey-tailed Tattler (<em>Tringa brevipes</em>) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (<em>Scolopacidae</em>) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Overview
Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) is a species of Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae) in the order Shorebirds, Gulls and Alcids.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Tringa; binomial: Tringa brevipes; authority: (Vieillot, 1816).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: e IO and w PO islands : subtropical to tropical mainly muddy to sandy Pacific coasts: Malay Pen., Indonesian Arch., New Guinea region, w, n, e Australia, Melanesia, New Zealand, Micronesia, Fiji and Tuvalu (w Polynesia).
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Move tattlers from Heteroscelus to Tringa (Pereira & Baker 2005; NACC 2006); note gender agreement.
