Birds of the World


Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes) Near Threatened Range: PAL: (mainly) subarctic tundra of nc, ne Palearctic: montane Krasnoyarsk (wc Siberia) and Yana River to Anadyr Pen. and Kamchatka (ec, e Siberia) Ralph's Bay, Lauderdale, Tasmania, Australia
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Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) Range: PAL: low Arctic to subarctic wooded tundra of n Palearctic: n, c Scandinavia e through inland Russia to c Chukotskiy Pen. (ne Siberia) Laem Pak Bia, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) Range: NA: (mainly) subarctic tundra to forest of n Nearctic: Alaska mainland (except far w, far n) s to c British Columbia and s Alberta, e to James Bay and probably c Quebec (ec Canada) Vancouver, Canada
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Northern migrant. A large sandpiper, but smaller than the Greater Yellowlegs. Note short bill, about the width of head.


Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Range: PAL: inland subarctic to temperate wooded wetlands of n Palearctic: Scotland (n British Is.), n Scandinavia, Austria e through inland n Russia to w Chukotskiy Pen., to e Siberia and ne China, in s through n Mongolia, ne China, Kamchatka and Commander Is. (e R Laem Phak Bia, Ban Laem, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Nordmann's Greenshank (Tringa guttifer) Endangered Range: PAL: coastal larch forest of ne Palearctic: w, s coastal Sea of Okhotsk, Tatar Strait (w of Sakhalin) and Sakhalin (e Siberia) Cairns, Australia
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A very rare species (possibly only 2000 individuals) that migrates from eastern Russia to Australia. Note slightly upturned bill.


Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana) Range: PAL, NA: subarctic montane tundra of far ne Palearctic and nw Nearctic: Chukotka (ne Siberia), Alaska mainland (except far n), Yukon, far NWT and nw British Columbia (nw Canada) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) Range: NA: (mainly) temperate taiga muskeg of Nearctic: s Alaska and sw Canada through s tier of Canadian provinces to e Labrador (e Canada) Camarones, Colombia
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Northern migrant. A large sandpiper with a long bill. Compare to Lesser Yellowlegs.


Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) Range: PAL: inland and coastal subarctic to temperate taiga wetlands of Palearctic: n Europe to e Siberia: Scotland, Scandinavia and Baltic states e through temperate Russia to Chukotskiy Pen., Kamchatka and Amurland (se Russia) Laem Pak Bia, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) Range: PAL: subarctic to temperate zone taiga wetlands of Palearctic: Scandinavia (except far n) s to Germany, e to e Sakha Republic (ne Siberia), s through n, e Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, w, nw Xinjiang (nw China), n Mongolia and Inner Mongolia (ne China) Hungary
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Willet (Tringa semipalmata semipalmata) Range: NA: temperate zone prairie wetlands and coastal saltmarshes of wc, e, se Canada and USA: inland c Alberta to sw Manitoba, s to ne California and n Nebraska; coastal Newfoundland to Florida and Gulf of Mexico s to Tamaulipas; Bahamas, most Greater Antilles, sc Sanibel Island, Florida, USA
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A large sandpiper similar in size to an oystercatcher, whimbrel or curlew.


Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) Range: NA: subarctic to temperate zone taiga muskeg of Nearctic: Alaska mainland (except far n), nw to sw Canada, e s of Hudson and James bays and n of Great Lakes to e Quebec (at least) Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas
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Northern migrant. A large sandpiper; Note spotted look.
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Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Range: PAL: temperate zone freshwater marshes of wc to ec Palearctic: e Poland and Baltic states e through s Russia, n Kazakhstan and n Mongolia to Amurland and ne China Laem Pak Bia, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) Range: PAL: subarctic to temperate coastal and inland marshes, meadows of Palearctic: Iceland to n Scandinavia and s to s Iberian Pen. and coastal Tunisia, in n from Baltics, sw Russia, Kazakhstan, n Mongolia e to Amurland (se Russia), s through n Middle East, most o Borit, Gojal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Note in non-breeding plumage the breast is much less marked, and legs are more orange.