Tattler (bird)
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The tattlers are two very similar bird species in the shorebird genus Tringa. They formerly had their own genus, Heteroscelus. The old genus name means "different leg" in Greek, referring to the leg s
Wandering tattler in breeding plumage
Tringa
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Tringa is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1599. They are
Lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes, front) and greater yellowlegs (T. melanoleuca, behind) together, showing the difference in size
Wandering tattler (Tringa incana), formerly in Heteroscelus
Willet (Tringa semipalmata), formerly in monotypic Catoptrophorus