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Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
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PRB-0113Charadriiformes

Spotted Redshank

Archibebe Oscuro

Tringa erythropus

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

The spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) is a wader (shorebird) in the large bird family Scolopacidae. It breeds across northern Scandinavia and the northern Palearctic and migrates south to the Mediterranean, the southern British Isles, France, tropical Africa, and tropical Asia for the winter. It is an occasional vagrant to Australia and North America.

FamilyScolopacidaeSandpipers and Allies
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatgrasslandsGrassland
Primary dietInvertebrateAquatic predator
Average mass163.5 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryTerrestrial

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XC1089540Recording 1 of 3flight call
Spectrogram of Spotted Redshank: flight call
SpectrogramTringa erythropus

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Sound recorded by Francesco Sottile · XC1089540 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Spotted Redshank

The spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) is a wader (shorebird) in the large bird family Scolopacidae. It breeds across northern Scandinavia and the northern Palearctic and migrates south to the Mediterranean, the southern British Isles, France, tropical Africa, and tropical Asia for the winter. It is an occasional vagrant to Australia and North America.

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
grasslands
Elevation
0–3750 m
Nest
Scrape · Grass
Clutch
3–5 eggs
Social behavior
Not resolved

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