Prakruti Parichay
ScolopacidaeTringa

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

21–24 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

-. Widespread winter visitor. From Wood Sandpiper by shorter greenish legs and stockier appearance, dartcer and less heavily spotted upperparts, and supercilium indistinct or absent behind eye. in flight, s ows very dark underwing. strongly contrasting with white belly and vent. and striking white rump is distinctive. Adult breeding has white streaking on crown and neck, heavily streaked breast. and prominent whitish spotting on upperparts. Adult non-breeding is more uniform on head and breast, and is less distinctiy spotted on upperparts. Juvenile has browner upperparts with buff spotting. Mainly freshwater wetlands.

Average size
22.5 cm
Habitat
Mainly freshwater wetlands.
Behaviour
ows very dark underwing. strongly contrasting with white belly and vent. and striking white rump is distinctive. Adult breeding has white streaking on crown and neck, heavily streaked breast. and prominent whitish spotting on upperparts. Adult non-breeding is more uniform on head and breast, and is less distinctiy spotted on upperparts. Juvenile has browner upperparts with buff spotting.

About this bird

-. Widespread winter visitor. From Wood Sandpiper by shorter greenish legs and stockier appearance, dartcer and less heavily spotted upperparts, and supercilium indistinct or absent behind eye. in flight, s ows very dark underwing. strongly contrasting with white belly and vent. and striking white rump is distinctive. Adult breeding has white streaking on crown and neck, heavily streaked breast. and prominent whitish spotting on upperparts. Adult non-breeding is more uniform on head and breast, and is less distinctiy spotted on upperparts. Juvenile has browner upperparts with buff spotting. Mainly freshwater wetlands.

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Green Sandpiper is bigger than Alpine Swift but smaller than Ashy-headed Laughingthrush.

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Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

21–24 cm