Wood sandpiper
Tringa glareola Linnaeus, 1758
The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small migratory bird in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. It is a carnivore in the aquatic predator diet category, with a terrestrial foraging lifestyle and wetland habitat.
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Quick facts about the wood sandpiper
Adults weigh from 62 to 73 g and have a wingspan of 40 cm. It lays one clutch of 4 eggs per year, incubated for 22.5 days, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- Weight
- 62 g – 73 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 40 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 11.6 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 11.6 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 22.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 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 wood sandpiper?
Photos of the wood sandpiper
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Where does the wood 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 wood sandpiper is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
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Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the wood sandpiper?
The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader belonging to the sandpiper family Scolopacidae. A Eurasian species, it is the smallest of the shanks, a genus of mid-sized, long-legged waders that largely inhabit freshwater and wetland environments, as opposed to the maritime or coastal habitats of other, similar species.
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What does the wood sandpiper sound like?
Is the wood sandpiper endangered?
The wood 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
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How is the wood sandpiper classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCharadriiformes
- familyScolopacidae
- genusTringa
- SpeciesTringa glareola Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms Rhyacophilus glareola, Rhyacophilus glareola picturata, Totanus glareolus, Totanus palustris, Totanus sylvestris
Other names and names in other languages (113)
- طيطوي الغابArabic
- طيطوي الغابةArabic
- طيطوي الغياطArabic
- বৰবালি বগুৱাAssamese
- Andarríu PintuAsturian
- chibibí ceyuduAsturian
- Fiyu ilbizcüllütAzerbaijani
- Божор сәпсәүBashkir
- Кулік-цякунBelarusian
- Кулiк-цякунBelarusian
- Малък горски водобегачBulgarian
- বন বাটানBangla
- Strelleg-geunBreton
- valonaCatalan
- Ҫут пӑнчӑллӑ шулиChuvash
- vodouš bahenníCzech
- BłotnikKashubian
- Pibydd GraeanWelsh
- pibydd y graeanWelsh
- Pibyddion y GraeanWelsh
- tinksmedDanish
- BruchwasserläuferGerman
- ΛασπότρυγγαςGreek
- ΔασονεραλλίδαGreek
- BrovtringoEsperanto
- arbara tringoEsperanto
- Andarríos bastardoSpanish
- mudatilderEstonian
- Kuliska pikartBasque
- آبچلیک چوبیPersian
- آبچلیک خالدار پاسبزPersian
- liroFinnish
- Va?stelkurFaroese
- vaðstelkurFaroese
- Chevalier sylvainFrench
- gobadán coilleScottish Gaelic
- Luatharan coilleScottish Gaelic
- Bilurico pintadoGalician
- Bilurico bastardoGalician
- Looyran ruyManx
- Leayrane keylleyManx
- ביצנית מנומרתHebrew
- KottanHindi
- prutka migavicaCroatian
- réti cankóHungarian
- ՖիֆիArmenian
- Trinil semakIndonesian
- FlóastelkurIcelandic
- piro piro boschereccioItalian
- タカブシギJapanese
- ჭაობის ჭოვილოGeorgian
- Бєрте балшықшыKazakh
- Бөрте балшықшыKazakh
- 알락도요Korean
- Pyber cosCornish
- MouerwaasserleeferLuxembourgish
- tikutisLithuanian
- miškinis tikutisLithuanian
- purva tilbīteLatvian
- vikivikikelyMalagasy
- шумска трингаMacedonian
- പുള്ളിക്കാടക്കൊക്ക്Malayalam
- Pespus tal-BaħarMaltese
- Шугуйн хөгчүү - ᠰᠢᠭᠣᠢ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠬᠦᠭᠡᠴᠦMongolian
- वन तुतवारMarathi
- Burung Kedidi SawahMalay
- grønnstilkNorwegian Bokmål
- वन सुड्सुडियाNepali
- bosruiterDutch
- grønstilkNorwegian Nynorsk
- RititiPicard
- łęczakPolish
- brodziec leśnyPolish
- لکڑی آلا ریتپائیپرWestern Panjabi
- Maçarico-bastardoPortuguese
- Maçarico-de-bico-curtoPortuguese
- maçarico-de-dorso-malhadoPortuguese
- Trintga da paliRomansh
- Trintga da palìRomansh
- fluierar de mlaştinăRomanian
- Fluierar de mlaștinăRomanian
- фифиRussian
- травничокRussian
- куведриха (устар.)Russian
- Улїт луговыйRusyn
- ЧөкчөҥөYakut
- RuonájuolcoavzzuNorthern Sami
- RuonájuolčoavžžuNorthern Sami
- kalužiak močiarnySlovak
- močvirski martinecSlovenian
- Koe-koe-lemaoSouthern Sotho
- qyrlekAlbanian
- qyrlikuAlbanian
- qyrylyku i zallitAlbanian
- Sprudnik migavacSerbian
- Спрудник мигавацSerbian
- grönbenaSwedish
- Chamchanga-mtoniSwahili
- பொரி உள்ளான்Tamil
- นกชายเลนน้ำจืดThai
- orman dudukcunuTurkish
- orman düdükçünüTurkish
- N'wantshekutshekuTsonga
- Алгырар тулаажыTuvinian
- УлітUkrainian
- Коловодник болотянийUkrainian
- Chim Choắt bụng xámVietnamese
- UthuthulaXhosa
- BosruterZeelandic
- 林鷸Chinese
- 林鹬Chinese
- 鷹斑鷸Chinese
- 鷹斑鷸〔林鷸〕Chinese
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Relatives of the wood sandpiper
Other species in the same genus Tringa.
Common redshank
Tringa totanus
Common greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Green sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Spotted redshank
Tringa erythropus
Marsh sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Lesser yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
CompareWood sandpiper vs Common redshankWood sandpiper vs Common greenshankWood sandpiper vs Green sandpiperWood sandpiper vs Spotted redshank
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 wood sandpiper?
The wood sandpiper is a bird in the family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes. It is migratory.
How heavy is the wood sandpiper?
Adult Wood sandpipers weigh from 62 to 73 g, which places them in the small size class. Their wingspan is 40 cm.
What does the wood sandpiper eat?
The wood sandpiper is a carnivore in the aquatic predator diet category.
Is the wood sandpiper endangered?
No. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How long does the wood sandpiper live?
Its lifespan is 11.58 years, with a highest reported value of 11.6 years.
How many eggs does the wood sandpiper lay?
It lays 4 eggs per clutch and one clutch per year. The eggs are incubated for 22.5 days.
Which countries is the wood sandpiper recorded in?
Checklists record the wood sandpiper in Australia. Its habitat is wetland.
Who named the wood sandpiper?
The wood sandpiper was named Tringa glareola by Linnaeus, 1758.
Sources and how to cite this page
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