Wandering tattler

The wandering tattler (Tringa incana) (formerly Heteroscelus incanus: Pereira & Baker, 2005; Banks et al.,
2006), is a medium-sized wading bird. It is 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.

Point Cartwright, SE Queensland, Australia

1 References
[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Heteroscelus incanus".
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Wandering tattler on Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia

Banks, Richard C.; Cicero, Carla; Dunn, Jon L.;

Kratter, Andrew W.; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Remsen, J. V. Jr.; Rising, James D. & Stotz, Douglas F.
(2006): Forty-seventh Supplement to the American
Ornithologists Union Check-list of North American
Birds. Auk 123(3): 926936. DOI: 10.1642/00048038(2006)123[926:FSTTAO]2.0.CO;2 PDF fulltext

These birds have stocky bodies with gray upperparts, underwings, face and neck and a white belly. They have
short dark yellow legs and a dark gray bill. Adults in
breeding plumage are heavily barred underneath.
In summer, they are found in far-eastern Russia, Alaska,
portions of the California coast and northwestern Canada.
They nest in rocky areas along mountain streams. At
other times, they are found on rocky islands in the southwest Pacic and on rocky Pacic coasts from California
to South America and as far as Australia.

Pereira, Srgio Luiz & Baken, Alan J. (2005):

Multiple Gene Evidence for Parallel Evolution
and Retention of Ancestral Morphological States
in the Shanks (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae).
Condor 107(3): 514526. DOI: 10.1650/00105422(2005)107[0514:MGEFPE]2.0.CO;2 HTML
abstract

They feed on aquatic invertebrates such as crustaceans

and marine worms. During breeding season, they also eat
insects. While wading, they forage actively, making jerky
bobbing movements. Feeding behaviors can include repeated returns to the same location over short periods of
time. They can be seen ying low over a rocky coastline
or along a jetty.
The female lays 4 olive-colored eggs in a shallow depression. Both parents incubate and help feed the young, who
are soon able to forage for themselves.
The call is a rapid trill of accelerating, descending notes
of decreasing volume.
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