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
Common Greenshank & Common Redshank
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
Green sandpiper
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The green sandpiper is a small wader of the Old World.
Tringa
…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 mainly freshwater birds, often with brightly coloured legs as reflected in the English…
Green Sandpiper Sandeep
Green Sandpiper, wading, Bavaria
Eggs, Museum Wiesbaden
Wintering adult near Hodal, Faridabad district, Haryana, India