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Spotted Redshank

(Tringa erythropus)
German name(s): "Dunkelwasserläufer", "Dunkler Wasserläufer"
Size: 29-33 cm; wing span 61-67 cm
Weight: 120-205 g

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Spotted Redshank at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

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]

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]

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 .

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