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The solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) is a small shorebird. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific solitaria is Latin for "solitary" from solus, "alone". [2]
Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Green sandpiper. Tringa ochropus (Linnaeus, 1758) southern Europe, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and tropical Africa. Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Solitary sandpiper. Tringa solitaria (Wilson, 1813)
The sandpipers exhibit considerable range in size and appearance, the wide range of body forms reflecting a wide range of ecological niches. Sandpipers range in size from the least sandpiper , at as little as 18 grams (0.040 pounds) and 11 cm (4.3 in) in length, to the Far Eastern curlew , at up to 66 cm (26 in) in length, and the Eurasian ...
Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia; Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria; ... In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Most of the more than ...
Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria; Gray-tailed tattler, ... and some are multi-colored. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Most of ...
Terek sandpiper: Xenus cinereus (Güldenstädt, 1775) 53 Common sandpiper: Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) 54 Spotted sandpiper: Actitis macularius (Linnaeus, 1766) 55 Green sandpiper: Tringa ochropus Linnaeus, 1758: 56 Solitary sandpiper: Tringa solitaria Wilson, A, 1813: 57 Grey-tailed tattler: Tringa brevipes (Vieillot, 1816) 58 ...
Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia; Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria; Lesser yellowlegs, ... In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. ...
The common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species , the spotted sandpiper ( A. macularia ), make up the genus Actitis . They are parapatric and replace each other geographically; stray birds of either species may settle down with breeders of the other and hybridize .