OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Tringa (bird named by Aristotle) stagnatilis ("swamp")
Adult in Winter plumage of Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) at Side, Antalya, turkey - March 2025
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 45-120g / Length: 22-26cm / Wingspan: 55-59cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A species with a somewhat unusual breeding range as it favours the steppe of Central Asia to breed and the core range is Moldova to the Russian Far East, however, it's Wintering range is huge and varied comprising almost all of sub-Saharan Africa, India, South East Asia and Australia.While it does have a patchy distribution in North Eastern Europe, this bird in Turkey would have been on passage.
Related Species:
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae
Genus: Tringa
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
TURKEY - Turkish: Bataklık düdükçünü ("Swamp whistler")
- ANTALYA 2025 TRIP - One near Side.
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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