Green Sandpiper

The green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) is a small wader (shorebird) of the Old World. 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 ochropus is from Ancient Greek okhros, "ochre", and pous, "foot".

Scientific Name : Tringa ochropus

Family : Scolopacidae

Order : Charadriiformes

Class : Aves

Type : Sandpipers And Snipes

Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)

Size : 21 – 24 cm

Compare Size : Mayna +-

Wingspan : NA

Weight : NA

Migratory : Migrant

Sex Alike : Yes

Nesting Season : NA

Other Names :

Hindi : हरा चौबाहा

Marathi : हिरवी तुतारी

Habitat:
fresh and brackish wetland habitats

Breeding:
NA

Feeding:
Aquatic and terrestrial insects, insect larvae, annelids, small crustaceans, spiders and small fish


Identification Features

Male & Female
Back dark greenish-brown spotted white to varying extents
Wing dark greenish-brown
Head greyish
Breast greyish
Bill dark-green
Legs dark-green
Rump white
Belly white

Gallery

SIGHTINGS

Date Location
2018-12-30 30 Dec 2018 Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra
2019-01-12 12 Jan 2019 Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra

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(Sandpipers And Snipes)