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Grey-tailed TattlerAlternate name(s): "Grey-rumped Tattler", "Grey-rumped Sandpiper", "Siberian Tattler" Size: 25-28 cm; wing span 45-55 cm Weight: 100-140 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
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BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Nudgee Beach, QLD, February 2018]
Lateral view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Nudgee Beach, QLD, February 2018]
Grey-tailed Tattlers in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Toorbul Wader Roost, Brisbane, QLD, September 2017]
Grey-tailed Tattlers in both breeding and non-breeding
plumage,
together with (larger)
Bar-tailed Godwits;
the Grey-tailed Tattlers in breeding
plumage
are the two smaller birds at centre left (lateral view) and,
in particular, back right (near-lateral view), with the barred
front and flanks (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Wynnum Foreshore, Brisbane, QLD, August 2017]
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NON-BREEDING |
Near-lateral view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Deception Bay, QLD, February 2018]
Near-lateral view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Nudgee Beach, QLD, February 2018]
Lateral view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Lady Elliot Island, near Agnes Water, QLD, January 2016]
Lateral view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Lady Elliot Island, near Agnes Water, QLD, January 2016]
Lateral view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[East Point, Darwin, NT, January 2019]
Lateral view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Deception Bay, QLD, February 2018]
Lateral view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage;
this is the bird whose
call
was recorded on 10 March 2020
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Coconut Grove, Darwin, NT, March 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Lady Elliot Island, near Agnes Water, QLD, January 2016]
Close-up near-dorsal view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, December 2018]
Close-up near-dorsal view of a Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage, here seen
preening (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, December 2018]
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Behaviour |
Grey-tailed Tattlers clearly do not mind the presence of other waders around them.
Comparison of a Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
with a Common
Greenshank, also in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, October 2019]
Comparison of a Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
with a Common
Sandpiper, also in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Rapid Creek, Darwin, NT, October 2019]
Comparison with Bar-tailed Godwit
A series of photos comparing a Grey-tailed Tattler with a Bar-tailed Godwit is available HERE.
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Food, Diet |
Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
taking a mud crab
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, December 2018]
Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
taking a mud crab
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, December 2018]
Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
taking a mud crab
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, December 2018]
Grey-tailed Tattler in non-breeding
plumage
digging up prey
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Deception Bay, QLD, February 2018]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
grytatt_pb_20200310.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Warning/departure | © PB | |
grytatt_pb_20200310_2.m4a | (Top End, NT) | ? (in-flight) | © PB |
More Grey-tailed Tattler sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.