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| Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
- Non-breeding plumage |
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| Photographer : | © Tun Pin Ong |
| Location : | Kurnell Peninsula, Sydney, Australia |
| Date : |
1 April 2007 |
| English synonyms: | Tattler, Alaskan Tattler, American Wandering Tattler, Wandering Tatler |
| Bird Family : | Tringinae - Godwits, Curlews, Shanks, Sandpipers, Tattlers, Turnstones, Dowitchers, Knots, Stints, Dunlin, Ruff & Phalaropes |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | The nasal groove extends about 3/4 length of the bill.
This lone bird has been sighted by many local birders since December 2006 up to April 2007. The ID is confirmed by its distinctive rapid trill call "ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti...", longer nasal groove, white eyebrow not extending behind eye. For more info, visit http://www.lazybirder.blogspot.com/ |
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