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Wandering tattler

Tringa incana (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The wandering tattler (Tringa incana) is a species in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. Recorded adults weigh 101 g to 116 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Wandering tattler (Tringa incana)
Photo: AMMuench · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the wandering tattler

Weight
101 g – 116 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
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
Not recorded

Where does the wandering tattler live?

Not recorded

What is the wandering tattler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The wandering tattler (Tringa incana) is a medium-sized shorebird, similar in appearance to the closely related gray-tailed tattler (T. brevipes). The tattlers are unique among the species of Tringa for having unpatterned, greyish wings and backs, and a scaly breast pattern extending more or less onto the belly in breeding plumage, in which both also have a rather prominent supercilium.

From the Wikipedia article “Wandering tattler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wandering_tattler&oldid=1315238728), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the wandering tattler endangered?

The wandering tattler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 wandering tattler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCharadriiformes
  5. familyScolopacidae
  6. genusTringa
  7. SpeciesTringa incana (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Heteractitis incanus, Heterosceles incanus, Heteroscelus incanus, Heteroscelus incanus porteri, Scolopax incana, Tringa incana, Tringa incana, Tringa incana

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Wandering (Alaskan) tattlerEnglish
  • Wandering (Alaskan) tattlerEnglish
  • Скитащ водобегачBulgarian
  • xivita erràticaCatalan
  • vodouš aljašskýCzech
  • Amerikansk GråklireDanish
  • WanderwasserläuferGerman
  • alaska tringoEsperanto
  • Playero de AlaskaSpanish
  • Playero vagabundoSpanish
  • alaska mägitilderEstonian
  • harmaavikloFinnish
  • Chevalier errantFrench
  • ביצנית נודדתHebrew
  • pacifička prutkaCroatian
  • Trinil penjelajahIndonesian
  • Totano vagabondoItalian
  • メリケンキアシシギJapanese
  • amerikinis pilkasis tulikasLithuanian
  • Aļaskas klaidoņtilbīteLatvian
  • Amerikaanse grijze ruiterDutch
  • alaskavandresnipeNorwegian
  • brodziec alaskańskiPolish
  • maçarico-errantePortuguese
  • maçarico-itinerantePortuguese
  • Американский пепельный улитRussian
  • kalužiak prelietavýSlovak
  • Sprudnik lutalicaSerbian
  • amerikansk gråsnäppaSwedish
  • Gri DüdükçünTurkish
  • коловодник аляскинськийUkrainian
  • 漂鹬Chinese
  • 美洲黃足鷸Chinese
  • 美洲黃足鷸〔灰鷸〕Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the wandering tattler

Other species in the same genus Tringa.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the wandering tattler?

An adult wandering tattler weighs 101 g – 116 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the wandering tattler endangered?

The wandering 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 wandering tattler?

The wandering tattler (Tringa incana) belongs to the family Scolopacidae in the order Charadriiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Wandering tattler (Tringa incana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wandering-tattler

MLA

“Wandering tattler (Tringa incana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wandering-tattler.

BibTeX
@misc{wandering_tattler_2026,
  title = {Wandering tattler (Tringa incana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wandering-tattler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}