Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Aves › Charadriiformes › Scolopacidae › Tringa
Conservation status: least_concern
The wood sandpiper is a small wader belonging to the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. A Eurasian species, it is the smallest of the shanks, a genus of mid-sized, long-legged waders that largely inhabit freshwater and wetland environments, as opposed to the maritime or coastal habitats of other, similar species.
How To Identify
Medium-sized sandpiper with a grayish-brown body plumage and prominent streaks on its chest and flanks, giving it a slightly mottled appearance.
Habitat
It typically inhabits freshwater wetlands, marshes, muddy shores of lakes and rivers, and shallow pools across Eurasia and Africa.
Behaviour
Wood Sandpipers perform a distinctive display flight by calling loudly while ascending steeply and then parachuting down with wings held high.
Did You Know?
Wood Sandpipers have unusually long legs for their body size, allowing them to wade in deeper water than similar-sized sandpipers. They are also one of the few sandpipers known to occasionally perch in trees and bushes.
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