Species: Tringa ochropus
English Name: Green Sandpiper
Chinese Name: 白腰草鷸
Family: Scolopacidae
Description:
This small wader (21-24 cm) has olive-green legs and feet, and dark-olive bill with a black tip. The plumage is olive-brown above and white below. The summer-plumage is more densely spoted white on the upperparts. It occurs in Macao as a passage migrant and a summer visitor.
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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.