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PRB-0110Charadriiformes

Solitary Sandpiper

Playero Solitario

Tringa solitaria

Native / natural occurrenceIUCN LC · Least Concern

The solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a small shorebird. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific solitaria is Latin for "solitary" from solus, "alone".

FamilyScolopacidaeSandpipers and Allies
Puerto Rico occurrenceNative / natural occurrenceAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatwetlandsWetland
Primary dietInvertebrateAquatic predator
Average mass49.43333333333334 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryTerrestrial

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Spectrogram of Solitary Sandpiper: call
SpectrogramTringa solitaria

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Sound recorded by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC961361 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Solitary Sandpiper

The solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a small shorebird. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific solitaria is Latin for "solitary" from solus, "alone".

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
wetlands
Elevation
0–2500 m
Nest
Other bird's nest · Ground; Tree
Clutch
4–4 eggs
Social behavior
Not resolved

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