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− | == | + | ==Identification== |
− | <br> | + | Upper parts a dark grey brown with white speckles, underparts brilliant white, streaked breast, barred tail. Greenish legs. Smaller than Redshank, larger than Dunlin |
− | Most often found on edge of pools, shores of reservoirs etc | + | ==Distribution== |
− | + | Generally a summer visitor to the UK, wintering in Southern Europe and Africa | |
− | == | + | ==Taxonomy== |
− | + | Kingdom: Animalia <br> | |
+ | Phylum: Chordata<br> | ||
+ | Class: Aves<br> | ||
+ | Order: Charadriiformes<br> | ||
+ | Family: Scolopacidae<br> | ||
+ | Genus: Tringa<br> | ||
+ | Species: T. ochropus | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Most often found on edge of pools, shores of reservoirs etc | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Picks insects up from water | ||
Nests in trees reusing nests of birds like thrush.<br> | Nests in trees reusing nests of birds like thrush.<br> | ||
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==Bird Song== | ==Bird Song== | ||
<flashmp3>Tringa ochropus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Tringa ochropus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> |
Revision as of 23:52, 27 August 2007
- Tringa ochropus
Identification
Upper parts a dark grey brown with white speckles, underparts brilliant white, streaked breast, barred tail. Greenish legs. Smaller than Redshank, larger than Dunlin
Distribution
Generally a summer visitor to the UK, wintering in Southern Europe and Africa
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Tringa
Species: T. ochropus
Habitat
Most often found on edge of pools, shores of reservoirs etc
Behaviour
Picks insects up from water
Nests in trees reusing nests of birds like thrush.
Bird Song
<flashmp3>Tringa ochropus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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