Species: Tringa nebularia
English Name: Common Greenshank
Chinese Name: 青腳鷸
Family: Scolopacidae
Description:
This medium-size wader (30-35 cm) is grayish above and white below. The summer plumage have black markings above and become patterned below. This specie is similar to Marsh Sandpiper, but bigger and stouter, slightly upcurved bill. In Macao, it as been registered in August and October.
© 2012 Ján Svetlík
© 2012 Ján Svetlík
© 2009 Ján Svetlík
© 2012 Michele Lamberti
© 2013 Michele Lamberti
© 2012 Agustín Povedano
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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.