Overview
Common redshanks in breeding plumage are a marbled brown color, slightly lighter below. In winter plumage they become somewhat lighter-toned and less patterned, being rather plain greyish-brown above and whitish below. They have red legs and a black-tipped red bill, and show white up the back and on the wings in flight.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Bird
- Family
- Charadriidae
- Genus
- Tringa
- Species
- totanus
Habitat
Wetlands and shores.
Diet
Small invertebrates.
Behavior
They are wary and noisy birds which will alert everything else with their loud piping call. Redshanks will nest in any wetland, from damp meadows to saltmarsh, often at high densities. They lay 3–5 eggs.
Hunting
More information is needed.
Conservation Status
Listed as Least Concern by IUCN.