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Location: Port Townsend, Washington

Tryngites subruficollis

[edit] Identification

45cm. Buff head, neck and underparts, scaly brown upperparts, black streaked crown, cream throat, fine spots on each side of breast, short, straight bill, green-yellow legs.

[edit] Distribution

Breeding: Tundra of eastern Siberia to Canada.
Non-breeding: Mainly South America, but known as a vagrant almost worldwide.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Dry grassy areas.

[edit] Behaviour

The female builds a nest on the ground, lined with grass. 3-4 eggs are laid and incubated by the female for 3 weeks. The chicks leave the nest less than 12 hours after hatching in order to feed themselves.

The diet includes earthworms, aquatic insects and larvae, and seeds.

[edit] References

ARKive

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