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Species
Heteroscelus brevipes Vieillot, 1816
Nomenclature
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Family: ScolopacidaeGenus: Heteroscelus
Species:
Heteroscelus brevipes Vieillot, 1816
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Grey-tailed Tattler, Grey-rumped/Grey-tailed Sandpiper, Polynesian/Siberian Tattler
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SUMMARY
The bill is rather long and straight.Legs are short and yellow. In non-breeding plumage it is grey above and almost white below. There is a white eyebrow. The eyes are dark brown, bill black, short legs and feet bright yellow. In breeding plumage, the entire underparts are conspicuously barred dark brown. Immature birds are similar to adults in non-breeding plumage. This species is also known as the Grey or Grey-rumped Sandpiper or the Ashen Tringine Sandpiper. Female slightly larger. Juvenile like non-breeding adult, but with whitish spots on upperparts.