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Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola [Linnaeus, 1758]
Other Names
Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
Books & Links
Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
BTO Codes:
OD , WOOSA
EURING No:
5540
Number in Britain:
Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Depleted
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
20 cm
Wingspan:
56 cm
Weight:
M/F: 65 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: trungas =a waterbird mentioned by Aristotle
and L.: glarea =gravel
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Eurasia, Alaska, WINTERS: s Europe, s Asia, Africa & Australia
Habitat:
Taiga nr water, on migration lakes, rivers & wet grass
Diet:
Mostly invertebrates, especially insects
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
Passage:
. individuals
Summer:
10 to 20 pairs
in 2000-04
First Record:
1784
First Breeding Record:
Sutherland 1959
Latest Survey:
Chisholm, K. ((2007)) British Birds 100:112-121
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
275 to 450 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I), WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
38 x 26 mm
Egg Weight:
13.5 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
4 eggs
Incubation:
22 - 23 days
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
29 - 31 days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
3
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
7yr11m
(Sweden: 11yr 7m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
B+
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Luatharan-coille
Welsh:
Pibydd y Graean
Danish:
Tinksmed
Dutch:
Bosruiter
Finnish:
Liro
French:
Chevalier sylvain
German:
Bruchwasserläufer
Hungarian:
Réti cankó
Icelandic:
Flóastelkur
Irish:
Gobadán Coille
Italian:
Piro piro boschereccio
Norwegian:
Grřnnstilk
Polish:
Leczak
Portuguese:
Maçarico-bastardo
Spanish:
Andarríos bastardo
Swedish:
Grönbena
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Nethersole-Thompson, D. & M. 1986 Waders, their breeding, haunts and watchers Poyser, London
[598.6 NET]
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