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Common Redshank

Tringa totanusOrder: CHARADRIIFORMESFamily: Sandpipers (Scolopacidae)

Breeding Location:

Grasslands, Marshes, Wetlands



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Small colonies



Breeding Population:

Accidental in North America



Egg Color:

Buff marked with black, brown or purple gray



Number of Eggs:

4



Incubation Days:

23 - 24



Egg Incubator:

Both sexes



Nest Material:

Grassy tussock., Lined with fine plant material.



Migration:

Migratory



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Overview

Common Redshank: Large sandpiper, scaled black and brown upperparts, dark-streaked neck and breast, white eye-ring broken in front, pale belly and sides with dark chevrons. Dark wings with white trailing edges visible in flight. Legs are orange-red. Short bill is red with black tip.

Range and Habitat

Common Redshank: Widespread across Eurasia; accidental in Newfoundland. Preferred habitats include mudflats, marshes, and grassy fields.

Breeding and Nesting

Common Redshank: Four buff eggs marked with black, brown, or purple gray are laid on the ground in a shallow hollow of a grassy tussock. Nest is lined with fine plant material. Incubation ranges from 23 to 24 days and is carried out by both parents.

Foraging and Feeding

Common Redshank: Eats small fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and insects.

Vocalization

Common Redshank: Usual call is a musical, down-slurred "tleu-hu-hu." Call is a high-pitched, repeated yelping "twek-twek"; alarm call is "ti-you."

Similar Species

Common Redshank: Spotted Redshank has black-and-white spots on upperparts, gray mottling on secondaries, white rump, and longer, dark red legs.

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Family Sandpiper (Scolopacidae)_blue
Species Tringa totanus
Length11 Inches
Wingspan22 Inches

Common Redshank

Common Redshank: Large sandpiper, scaled black and brown upperparts, dark-streaked neck and breast, white eye-ring broken in front, pale belly and sides with dark chevrons. Dark wings with white trailing edges visible in flight. Legs are orange-red. Short bill is red with black tip.

● Song: "tleu-hu-hu", "ti-you"

● Foraging & Feeding: Common Redshank: Eats small fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and insects.

● Breeding & nesting: Common Redshank: Four buff eggs marked with black, brown, or purple gray are laid on the ground in a shallow hollow of a grassy tussock. Nest is lined with fine plant material. Incubation ranges from 23 to 24 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: Common Redshank: Spotted Redshank has black-and-white spots on upperparts, gray mottling on secondaries, white rump, and longer, dark red legs.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight with quick clipped wing beats.
Common Redshank Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Common Redshank: Widespread across Eurasia; accidental in Newfoundland. Preferred habitats include mudflats, marshes, and grassy fields.
BreedingMonogamous, Small colonies
PopulationAccidental in North America
MigrationMigratory
Weight4.6 Ounces