Grey-tailed tattler
Tringa brevipes (Vieillot, 1816)
The grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 87 g to 127 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the grey-tailed tattler
- Weight
- 87 g – 127 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 60 cm – 65 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the grey-tailed tattler?
Photos of the grey-tailed tattler
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Where does the grey-tailed tattler live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The grey-tailed tattler is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the grey-tailed tattler?
The grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes), also known as the Siberian tattler or Polynesian tattler, is a small shorebird in the genus Tringa. The English name for the tattlers refers to their noisy call. 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 brevipes is from Latin brevis, "short", and pes, "foot".
This tattler breeds in northeast Siberia. After breeding, they migrate to an area from southeast Asia to Australia.
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Is the grey-tailed tattler endangered?
The grey-tailed tattler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the grey-tailed tattler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusTringa
- SpeciesTringa brevipes (Vieillot, 1816)
Synonyms Heeroscelus brevipes, Heteractitis brevipes, Heterosceles brevipes, Heteroscelus brevipes, Totanus brevipes, Totanus pulverulentus, Tringa brevipes, Tringa brevipes, Tringa brevipes
Other names and names in other languages (47)
- Gray-tailed tattlerEnglish
- Gray-tailed tattlerEnglish
- Greytailed tattlerEnglish
- Siberian (grey-tailed) tattlerEnglish
- Siberian (grey-tailed) tattlerEnglish
- Сивоопашат брегобегачBulgarian
- Strelleg SibiriaBreton
- xivita siberianaCatalan
- vodouš říčníCzech
- Pibydd CynffonlwydWelsh
- Pibyddion CynffonlwydWelsh
- Sibirisk GråklireDanish
- Grauschwanz-WasserläuferGerman
- siberia tringoEsperanto
- Playero siberianoSpanish
- siberi mägitilderEstonian
- taigavikloFinnish
- AasianharmaavikloFinnish
- Chevalier de SibérieFrench
- Gobadán liathphrompachIrish
- ביצנית אפורת-זנבHebrew
- sivorepa prutkaCroatian
- szibériai vándorcankóHungarian
- Trinil ekor-kelabuIndonesian
- GrástelkurIcelandic
- Piro piro siberianoItalian
- キアシシギJapanese
- 노랑발도요Korean
- sibirinis pilkasis tulikasLithuanian
- Sibīrijas klaidoņtilbīteLatvian
- Siberische Grijze RuiterDutch
- sibirvandresnipeNorwegian
- brodziec szaryPolish
- maçarico-de-cauda-cinzentaPortuguese
- сибирский пепельный улитRussian
- SibirjjáčoavžžuNorthern Sami
- kalužiak krátkonohýSlovak
- sibirski pepelinecSlovenian
- Sivorepi sprudnikSerbian
- gråsnäppaSwedish
- sibirisk gråsnäppaSwedish
- นกตีนเหลืองThai
- Gri Sırtlı DüdükçünTurkish
- коловодник попелястийUkrainian
- 黃足鷸Chinese
- 灰尾漂鹬Chinese
- 黃足鷸〔灰尾鷸〕Chinese
Relatives of the grey-tailed tattler
Other species in the same genus Tringa.
Common redshank
Tringa totanus
Common greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Green sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Wood sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Spotted redshank
Tringa erythropus
Marsh sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
CompareGrey-tailed tattler vs Common redshankGrey-tailed tattler vs Common greenshankGrey-tailed tattler vs Green sandpiperGrey-tailed tattler vs Wood sandpiper
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey-tailed tattler?
An adult grey-tailed tattler weighs 87 g – 127 g and has a wingspan of 60 cm – 65 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the grey-tailed tattler live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the grey-tailed tattler for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the grey-tailed tattler endangered?
The grey-tailed tattler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the grey-tailed tattler?
The grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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