Grey-tailed Tattler

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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.

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