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Wood Sandpiper

Scolopacidae

Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)

Tringa glareola

Basic stats

Habitat

Freshwater and wetland environments

Range

Eurasia

The wood sandpiper is the smallest of the shanks, a group of mid-sized, long-legged waders that largely use freshwater and wetlands. It looks like a longer-legged, more delicate green sandpiper, but with a shorter, finer bill, a brown back, longer yellowish legs and a smaller, less contrasting white rump patch (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its closest relatives are the common redshank and the marsh sandpiper, and it has no subspecies (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Wood Sandpiper live in?
Freshwater and wetland environments
Where is the Wood Sandpiper found?
Eurasia
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