Tringa brevipes

Species: Tringa brevipes

English Name: Grey-tailed Tattler

Chinese Name: 灰尾漂鷸

Family: Scolopacidae

Description:

The Grey-tailed Tattler is a wather with 24-27 cm in length. The plumage is mainly grey except for the white belly and a prominent white supercilium. He has a black stout bill and yellow legs and feet. It occurs in Macao as a passage migrant.

© 2011 JJ Harrison

© 2011 JJ Harrison

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© 2011 K.C. Hung

© 2011 K.C. Hung

© 2011 K.C. Hung

© 2011 K.C. Hung

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References:

– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.