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Spotted Redshank![]() Size: 29-33 cm; wing span 61-67 cm Weight: 120-205 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
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NON-BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage;
note the long bill with the down-curved tip
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Alcochete, Tejo estuary, Portugal, January 2020]
Near-lateral view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, December 2017]
Lateral view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage;
note the characteristic downward kink at the tip of the
relatively long bill
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, December 2017]
Lateral view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Lagoa de Obidos, Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Portugal, February 2019]
Lateral view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2021]
Lateral view of 2 Spotted Redshanks in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, March 2016]
Comparison of the head profiles of the two species of redshank in non-breeding plumage: Common Redshank on the left; Spotted Redshank on the right (photos courtesy of J. Pires)
Lteral view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
in flight, wings up
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Lagoa dos Patos, Odivelas, Alentejo, Portugal, October 2019]
Lteral view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
in flight, wings down; note the characteristic
"cigar"-shaped white on the back
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Lagoa dos Patos, Odivelas, Alentejo, Portugal, October 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
in flight, wings up
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Lagoa dos Patos, Odivelas, Alentejo, Portugal, October 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
in flight, wings down
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Lagoa dos Patos, Odivelas, Alentejo, Portugal, October 2019]
Dorsal view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Ribeira Enguias, Tejo estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage,
front left, with various other waders
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, September 2018]
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Food, Diet |
Lateral view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
gobbling up its prey
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Ribeira Enguias, Tejo estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Near-dorsal view of a Spotted Redshank in non-breeding
plumage
with its prey
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Ribeira Enguias, Tejo estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
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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.
sptshnk_jp_20200117.m4a | (Portugal) | Alarm/departure | © JP |
More Spotted Redshank sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.