Gray-tailed Tattler
Breeds in Siberia...migrates to Asia and
Australia...closely related to the North
American Wandering Tattler.
Australia...closely related to the North
American Wandering Tattler.
Tringa brevipes
(L 10.6")
Cairns Esplanade
21Oct2015
A migrating bird learns to integrate
information from star patterns, polarized
light, geomagnetic fields, and meteoro-
logical patterns.
information from star patterns, polarized
light, geomagnetic fields, and meteoro-
logical patterns.
(Steve Emlen)
© Peter
Boesman
Boesman
xeno-canto
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Status is Near
Threatened
Tringa is Greek for a thrush-sized
waterbird mentioned by Aristotle;
brevipes is Latin for short foot.
waterbird mentioned by Aristotle;
brevipes is Latin for short foot.
© eBird