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Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Alternate name(s): "Little Greenshank" Size: 22-26 cm; wing span 55-60 cm Weight: 43-120 g

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Physical description Click here for a physical description Marsh Sandpipers are small waders. Their plumage is cryptic. During the non-breeding season they basically have a white front and a grey back. Except for the sides of the chest, which are streaked grey, the entire front, from throat to undertail coverts, including the flanks, is white. The head, except for white frons, eyebrows and chin, is white with grey striation. The nape of the neck and the wings are grey, with fine white edge lining. In-flight they do not show a wing bar, but a prominent white back. During the breeding season, except for white eye-rings, the head, neck, throat, chest and flanks become streaked grey-brown. The wings develop brownish colours. The light-brown base contrasts with dark-brown patches and white edges, most prominently on the scapulars. The eyes have dark irises. The dark-grey bill is straight, very slim and longer than the size of the head. The legs and feet are olive-grey. The legs are long and in-flight the feet protrude clearly beyond the tail. Juveniles roughly resemble non-breeding adults, but they have very crisp, fine white edge-lining on their wing feathers and browner coverts and tertials. Twitcher's tip Compared to other species of small sandpipers and stints, Marsh Sandpipers have the slimmest straight black bill. The correct identification of waders ("shorebirds"), e.g. of the Calidris, Tringa, Actitis and related families or of the Charadrius, Pluvialis and related genera in the field can be quite tricky. We have therefore made an attempt to give some advice HERE.

Taxonomy, classification See Marsh Sandpiper at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat Click here for information on habitat and range The overall distribution of this species can be assessed, and specific locations where birds have been spotted can be found, based on individual sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to ebird.org . The global distribution of the Marsh Sandpiper is available HERE . Marsh Sandpipers are a migratory species. Their breeding grounds are in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from far-eastern Europe to central Asia. Most Marsh Sandpipers spend the northern winters in Africa, Arabia or India, while a smaller number migrate to South-east Asia or Australia. In Arabia are usually seen on passage between Africa and Asia, but some birds also spend the winters in wetlands, in particular in near-coastal areas, including the coastline of Oman. Although found mostly in saltwater habitats, Marsh Sandpipers are also occasionally found around fresh water.

Sightings Click here for sighting information We have not seen Marsh Sandpipers in Oman yet, but they were spotted by us in Australia.

Photos

No photos available from Oman yet. To go to the Australian page, click here.

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.

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(NW NSW)

Contact call(?)

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More Marsh Sandpiper sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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