Marsh sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis (Bechstein, 1803)
The marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) is a small bird in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. It is a migratory, terrestrial-foraging aquatic predator of wetland habitats, with an adult body mass of 77.5 g and a wingspan from 55 to 59 cm.
Quick facts about the marsh sandpiper
It lays 4 eggs per clutch, one clutch per year, and reaches sexual maturity at 363.5 days. The marsh sandpiper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category, and checklists record it in Australia.
- Weight
- 67.1 g – 77.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 55 cm – 59 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 7.08 yearssrc for Lifespan
- 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
- Age at maturity
- 11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- 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 marsh sandpiper?
Photos of the marsh sandpiper
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Where does the marsh sandpiper 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 marsh sandpiper is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
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Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the marsh sandpiper?
The marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easternmost Europe to the Russian Far East. 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 stagnatilis is from Latin stagnum, "swamp".
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Is the marsh sandpiper endangered?
The marsh sandpiper 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.
How is the marsh sandpiper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusTringa
- SpeciesTringa stagnatilis (Bechstein, 1803)
Synonyms Glottis stagnatilis, Iliornis stagnatilis addenda, Totanits stagnatilis bechsteini, Totanus stagnatalis, Totanus stagnatilis, Totanus stagnatilis longitarsus, Tringa stagnatalis
Other names and names in other languages (93)
- MoerasruiterAfrikaans
- طيطوى البطاحArabic
- طيطوي المستنقعArabic
- طيطوي المستنقعاتArabic
- Churrupetas chicotAragonese
- chibibí finuAsturian
- Çay cüllütüAzerbaijani
- ПаручайнікBelarusian
- Кулік-паручайнікBelarusian
- Кулiк-паручайнiкBelarusian
- Малък зеленоног водобегачBulgarian
- Малък зеленокрак водобегачBulgarian
- বিল বাটানBangla
- Strelleg-stankBreton
- Ar strelleg-stankBreton
- SisetaCatalan
- Camaverda menudaCatalan
- siseta comunaCatalan
- Вӑрӑм ураллӑ шулиChuvash
- vodouš štíhlýCzech
- pibydd corsWelsh
- pibydd y gorsWelsh
- Pibyddion y GorsWelsh
- damklireDanish
- TeichwasserläuferGerman
- Furedhdhe IlolhiDivehi
- ΒαλτότρυγγαςGreek
- ΒαλτονεραλλίδαGreek
- MarĉotringoEsperanto
- marĉa tringoEsperanto
- Archibebe finoSpanish
- Patamarilla EuroasiáticaSpanish
- lammitilderEstonian
- آبچلیک تالابیPersian
- lampivikloFinnish
- VatnstelkurFaroese
- Chevalier stagnatileFrench
- Gobadán réiscIrish
- Gobadán corraighIrish
- Bilurico finoGalician
- Leayrane ny curreeynManx
- ביצנית עדינהHebrew
- KottanHindi
- dugonoga prutkaCroatian
- tavi cankóHungarian
- Առափնյա կտցարArmenian
- Trinil rawaIndonesian
- Burung Trinil RawaIndonesian
- VatnastelkurIcelandic
- AlbastrelloItalian
- コアオアシシギJapanese
- მერუეGeorgian
- БұлақшыKazakh
- 쇠청다리도요Korean
- Kleng GréngpattLuxembourgish
- kūdrinis tilvikasLithuanian
- dīķu tilbīteLatvian
- vikivikikarantsanaMalagasy
- блатна трингаMacedonian
- Мала зеленоногаMacedonian
- ചതുപ്പൻMalayalam
- Ċewċewwa ŻgħiraMaltese
- Бүрдний хөгчүү - ᠪᠦᠷᠢᠳᠦᠨ ᠦ ᠬᠦᠭᠡᠴᠦMongolian
- चिखली तुतारीMarathi
- Burung Kedidi PayaMalay
- poelruiterDutch
- damsnipeNorwegian Nynorsk
- brodziec pławnyPolish
- perna-verde-finoPortuguese
- Perna-verde-finaPortuguese
- Trintga da puzRomansh
- fluierar de lacRomanian
- поручейникRussian
- LáttočoavžžuNorthern Sami
- kalužiak štíhlySlovak
- jezerski martinecSlovenian
- Qyrylyk sqephollëAlbanian
- танкокљуни спрудникSerbian
- Dugonogi prudnik - Дугоноги прудникSerbian
- Tankokljuni sprudnikSerbian
- dammsnäppaSwedish
- Chamchanga-wangwaSwahili
- சின்ன பச்சைக்காலிTamil
- นกชายเลนบึงThai
- bataklik dudukcunuTurkish
- bataklık düdükçünüTurkish
- ДамыракчиTuvinian
- Коловодник ставковийUkrainian
- Chim Choắt đốm đenVietnamese
- 泽鹬Chinese
- 小青足鷸Chinese
- 小青足鷸〔澤鷸〕Chinese
- 澤鷸Chinese
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Relatives of the marsh sandpiper
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
Pond bird
Tringa flavipes
CompareMarsh sandpiper vs Common redshankMarsh sandpiper vs Common greenshankMarsh sandpiper vs Green sandpiperMarsh sandpiper vs Wood sandpiper
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the marsh sandpiper?
The marsh sandpiper is a small bird in the family Scolopacidae and the order Charadriiformes.
How big is the marsh sandpiper?
The marsh sandpiper has an adult body mass of 77.5 g and a wingspan from 55 to 59 cm.
What does the marsh sandpiper eat?
The marsh sandpiper is an aquatic predator and a carnivore.
Is the marsh sandpiper endangered?
No. The marsh sandpiper is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How long does the marsh sandpiper live?
The marsh sandpiper has a lifespan of 7.1 years.
How many eggs does the marsh sandpiper lay?
The marsh sandpiper lays 4 eggs per clutch and has one clutch per year.
Which countries is the marsh sandpiper recorded in?
Checklists record the marsh sandpiper in Australia. It is a migratory bird of wetland habitats.
Sources and how to cite this page
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