FAMILY NAME: Scolopdacidae SCIENTIFIC NAME: Tringa incanus SUBSPECIES: none
SIZE: 26 to 29cm. (10" to 12") tip to tail.
LOCATION: A summer migrant to Australian eastern shorline, but not common and usually solitary. They prefer islands, rocky reefs and coastal rocks at the waterline.
BREEDING: These birds breed in the northern hemisphere, in particular Alaska, Canada and Siberia.
GENERAL: Very similar in appearance to the Grey-tailed Tattler and difficult to distinguish. Generally they feed when the tide is low and rest when the tide is full. Their diet includes crabs, molluscs, worms and fish.
References:
Michael Morecombe.
Field Guide to Australian Birds, Complete Compact Edtion.Ken Simpson - Nicholas Day.
The Birds of Australia.M. Blakers - S. J. J. F. Davies - P. N. Reilly.
The Atlas of Australian Birds.Birds in Backyards.
www.birdsinbackyards.netGraham Pizzey - Frank Knight.
The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia.
