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Spotted Redshank
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Shorebirds, gulls & terns

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSpotted Redshank
DutchZwarte Ruiter
SpanishArchibebe oscuro
Chinese鹤鹬
Scientific nameTringa erythropus (Pallas, 1764)

About this species

The spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) is a wader (shorebird) in the large bird family Scolopacidae. It breeds across northern Scandinavia and the northern Palearctic and migrates south to the Mediterranean, the southern British Isles, France, tropical Africa, and tropical Asia for the winter. It is an occasional vagrant to Australia and North America.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCharadriiformes
FamilyScolopacidae
GenusTringa

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