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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Gray-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
Family
Sandpipers, Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
Code 4
GTTA
Code 6
TRIBRE
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Dagger
Eye Color:
Black
Head pattern:
Eyeline, Streaked, Eyering, Eyebrow
Crown Color:
Gray-brown
Forehead Color:
Gray and white.
Nape Color:
Gray-brown
Throat Color:
White with gray-brown streaks.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
25 cm (10 in)
Weight:
162 g (5.71 oz)
Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Gray
Underparts:
White, with gray wavy bars on breast and sides.
Upperparts:
Gray
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Barred or banded
Breast Pattern:
Barred or banded
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Quick direct effortless flight with rapid flicking wing beats.
Wingspan Range:
48-51 cm (19-20 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Gray
Under Tail:
Gray and white.
Leg Color:
Yellow
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X