Grey-tailed Tattler [Tringa brevipes]
Description
The Grey-tailed Tattler is a medium-sized bird with a straight bill and yellow legs. It is predominantly grey in color with a white underbelly. The species is migratory, breeding in Siberia and migrating south to Australia and the South Pacific for the winter. It is found mostly on rocky shores and reefs.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Charadriiformes
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| Family |
Sandpipers and Allies
Scolopacidae
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| Genus |
Tattler
Tringa
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