Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

The wood sandpiper is a small wader belonging to the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. A Eurasian species, it is the smallest of the shanks, a genus of mid-sized, long-legged waders that largely inhabit freshwater and wetland environments, as opposed to the maritime or coastal habitats of other, similar species.

Scientific name

Tringa glareola

Family

Sandpipers and Allies

IUCN status

LC

Birds of Conservation Concern

Amber