Basic Description. A familiar bird in winter along the Pacific Coast, the Wandering Tattler's plumage blends with dark gray rocks along the ocean.
The wandering tattler is a medium-sized wading bird. It is similar in appearance to the closely related gray-tailed tattler, T. brevipes.
Medium-sized, gray shorebird with short yellow legs and straight bill. Elongated, horizontal posture. In breeding plumage, look for jaggedly barred underparts.
This gray sandpiper clambers actively over the boulders. If an observer approaches too closely, the bird gives a loud 'tattling' call and flies away.
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The 47th Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union's Checklist of North American Birds now recognizes Wandering Tattler as Tringa incana.
For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern. Population size: 6700-17000 mature individuals. Population trend: stable. Extent of occurrence ( ...
Wandering Tattler. View Profile. overview characteristics geography timeline information & media contact. Overview. Scientific Name. Tringa incana.
The wandering tattler, is a medium-sized wading bird. It is similar in appearance to the closely related gray-tailed tattler, T. brevipes.
General Description. The Wandering Tattler is the only shorebird in this region that is plain gray above and heavily barred below.
