# Marsh sandpiper (*Tringa stagnatilis*)

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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. 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.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 67.1 g – 77.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Wingspan | 55 cm – 59 cm |
| Lifespan | 7.08 years |
| Diet | Aquatic predator |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 7.1 years |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | wetland |
| Young per litter or clutch | 4 |
| Age at maturity | 11.9 months |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1 |
| Lifestyle | Terrestrial |
| Migration | Migratory |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Charadriiformes
- family: Scolopacidae
- genus: Tringa
- species: *Tringa stagnatilis* (Bechstein, 1803)

Synonyms: *Glottis stagnatilis*, *Iliornis stagnatilis addenda*, *Totanits stagnatilis bechsteini*, *Totanus stagnatalis*, *Totanus stagnatilis*, *Totanus stagnatilis longitarsus*, *Tringa stagnatalis*

## Countries on record

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.

Australia

## Common questions

### 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

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), CC BY 4.0, v7. Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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