Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Rooipootruiter
Common Names in Dutch:
Tureluur
Common Names in English:
Common Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Teuke
Common Names in French:
Chevalier Gambette
Common Names in German:
Rotschenkel
Common Names in Hebrew:
ביצנית לבנת-כנף
Common Names in Italian:
Pettegola
Common Names in Japanese:
アカアシシギ
Common Names in Russian:
Травник, Travnik
Common Names in Spanish:
Archibebe Común
Description
Physical Description
Adult : Head : gray and black streaking on brown Face : Eyebrow Line : whitish Eye Ring: whitish Bill: reddish with black tip Neck: Nape: gray and black streaking on brown Body: Back: gray and black streaking on brown Underparts: whitish with light brownish streaking and barring Upperparts: brown Legs : Leg Color: orange-red Leg Length: long.
Size/Age/Growth
About 11 inches long, with a wingspan of 22 to 22 inches. Adults weigh about 4.6 ounces .
Habitat
Ecology: List of Habitats : 14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land 14.2 Artificial/Terrestrial - Pastureland
Biology
Migration
Migratory
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
()
- Albatrosses, Alcids
- Order:
Ciconiiformes
(
- Class:
Aves
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- Phylum:
Chordata
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Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.
Similar Species
Spotted Redshank
Members of the genus Tringa
There are approximately 59 species in this genus:
T. acuminata · T. albescens · T. alpina · T. brevirostris · T. cancellatus · T. canutus · T. cinclus · T. cinerea (Terek Sandpiper) · T. cinereus · T. erythropus (Spotted Redshank) · T. ferruginea · T. flavipes (Lesser Long-Legged Tattler) · T. fulicaria · T. glareola (Wood Sandpiper) · T. gracilis · T. guttifer (NordmannÌs Greenshank) · T. hypoleuca · T. hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper) · T. hypoleucos hypoleucos (Common Sandpiper) · T. interpres · T. macroptera · T. macularia (Spotted Sandpiper) · T. maculata · T. melanoleuca (Big Yellow-Legged Plover) · T. minuta · T. minutilla · T. nebularia (Common Greenshank) · T. nebularis · T. ochrophus · T. ochropus (Green Sandpiper) · T. ocrophus · T. pacifica · T. pugnax · T. pusilla · T. solitaria (American Green Sandpiper) · T. solitaria cinnamomea (Solitary Sandpiper) · T. solitaria solitaria (American Green Sandpiper) · T. solitaria ssp · T. solitarius · T. squatarola · T. stagnatilis (Marsh Sandpiper) · T. stagnatillis · T. stangnatilis · T. subarcuata · T. subarquata · T. subminuta · T. t. totanus · T. temminckii · T. terek · T. totanus (Common Sandpiper) · T. totanus britannica · T. totanus craggi · T. totanus eurhina · T. totanus eurhinus · T. totanus robusta · T. totanus ssp · T. totanus terrignotae · T. totanus totanus (Common Sandpiper) · T. totanus ussuriensis
More Info
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Further Reading
- A hand-list of British birds, with an account of the distribution of each species in the British Isles and abroad. By Ernst Hartert, F. C. R. Jourdain, N. F. Ticehurst and H. F. Withersby. London, Witherby, 1912. ENG url p. 182.
- Alsop, Fred J. III. Birds of North America - Eastern Region. First American Edition. Smithsonian Handbooks. DK Publishing, Inc. 2001.
- An ecological characterization of Coastal Maine (north and east of Cape Elizabeth) / Stewart I. Fefer and Patricia S. Schettig: principal investigators. Newton Corner, Mass.: Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, 1980. ENG url p. 138, p. 99.
- Ardea. [Amsterdam, etc., Nederlandse Ornithlogische Unie, etc.] ENG url p. 78.
- BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
- British birds. London, Witherby & Co. ENG url p. 100, p. 12, p. 193, p. 213, p. 242, p. 274, p. 314, p. 338, p. 45, p. 86.
- Buletinul Societii de ciine din Bucureci, Roma = Bulletin de la Soci des sciences de Bucarest, Roumanie. Bucureti: Societatea, 1892-1911. RUM url p. 339.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 234, p. 260, p. 36.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) ENG url p. 215, p. 216, p. 219, p. 230.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 620.
- Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Andover: Intercept. ENG url p. 203, p. 224.
- Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. ENG url p. 411.
- Check-list and bibliography on the occurrence of insects in birds' nests. Ames, Iowa State College Press[1959] ENG url p. 279, p. 303, p. 373.
- Die V der Provinz Ostpreussen / von F. Tischler. Berlin: W. Junk, 1914. GER url p. 109.
- Fleas, flukes & cuckoos; a study of bird parasites, by Miriam Rothschild and Theresa Clay. New York, Macmillan, 1957. ENG url p. 293, p. 305.
- Ibis. [London]Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press. ENG url p. 168, p. 224, p. 225, p. 511, p. 607, p. 710.
- Journal of shellfish research. [S.l.: National Shellfisheries Association, 1981- url p. 718.
- Le Gerfaut = De Giervalk. Bruxelles, Institut royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique. DUT url p. 88.
- Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History. San Diego, Calif.: The Society, 1931- ENG url p. 18, p. 20, p. 48.
- Norsk ornithologisk tidsskrift. Stavanger. NOR url p. 123, p. 140, p. 214, p. 69.
- Novitates Zoologicae. London. url p. 314, p. 332.
- Postilla. New Haven, Peabody Museum of Natural History, 1950-2004. ENG url p. 3.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] ENG url p. 310.
- The Scottish naturalist. Arbroath [etc.]T. Buncle & Co. [etc.] ENG url p. 126, p. 136, p. 137, p. 154, p. 195, p. 227.
- Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History. [San Diego]: The Society, 1905- ENG url p. 64.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 27, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 23 providers.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 27, 2007:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
- European Environment Agency, EUNIS
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Western Palearctic migrants in continental Africa
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
- UK National Biodiversity Network, RSPB - Wader breeding survey in the Broads ESA in 1995
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre - SWT Scottish Borders Local Wildlife Site Survey data 1996-2000 - species information
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- , Bird specimens
- Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom, Upper Silesian Museum, Bird Observations
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3851073
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-176623
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13545318
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 176622
- IUCN ID: 49053
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 142476
