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The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader. This Eurasian species is the smallest of the shanks, which are mid-sized long-legged waders of the family Scolopacidae. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific glareola is from Latin glarea, " gravel"
Scientific Name : Tringa Glareola
Family : Scolopacidae
Order : Charadriiformes
Class : Aves
Type : Sandpipers And Snipes
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 19 - 23 cm
Compare Size : Mayna -
Wingspan : 54 – 57 cm
Weight : 34 – 98 g
Migratory : Migrant
Sex Alike : Yes
Other Names :
Hindi : चुपका बटन
Marathi : ठिपकेवाला तुतवार, कवड्या तुतारी
Habitat:
shallow water or on wet mud, usually found on freshwater
Feeding:
insects and similar small prey
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Bill | short, fine; black has variable olive-green colouration at base |
| Wing | greyish-brown spotted with white; In Breeding plumage darker with white spots looking more contrast |
| Legs | yellowish |
| Upperparts | greyish-brown spotted with white; In Breeding plumage darker with white spots looking more contrast |
| Belly | white |
| Rump | has a white patch |
| Breast | white with small thin brown striation |
| Crown | greyish-brown with some white spots or small thin white striations; In Breeding plumage darker giving more contrast with white spots or lining |
| Supercilium or eyebrow | white |
| Nape | greyish-brown striated with white; In Breeding plumage darker giving more contrast to white stirations |
| Throat | white with small thin brown striation |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 03 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 16 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 12 Jan 2019 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 02 Mar 2019 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
