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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Sandpipers, Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Code 4
COMR
Code 6
TRITOT
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Dagger
Eye Color:
Dark brown
Head pattern:
Streaked, Eyering
Crown Color:
Brown, black and gray.
Forehead Color:
Brown
Nape Color:
Gray and black streaking.
Throat Color:
White and brown.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
28 cm (11 in)
Weight:
130 g (4.6 oz)
Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Brown
Underparts:
White with brown streaks.
Upperparts:
Brown
Back Pattern:
Striped or streaked
Belly Pattern:
Striped or streaked
Breast Pattern:
Striped or streaked
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Swift direct flight with quick clipped wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
56 cm (22 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Squared Tail
Tail Pattern:
Barred
Upper Tail:
White with brown bars.
Under Tail:
White
Leg Color:
Orange-red
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X