Grey-Tailed Tattler

The grey-tailed tattler, also known as the Siberian or Polynesian tattler, is a small shorebird in the genus Tringa. The English name for the tattlers refers to their noisy call (Wikipedia, general species account). The grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes), also known as the Siberian tattler or Polynesian tattler, is a small shorebird in the genus Tringa. The English name for the tattlers refers to their noisy call. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its breeding habitat is stony riverbeds in northeast Siberia. These birds forage on the ground or water, picking up food by sight. The specific brevipes is from Latin brevis, "short", and pes, "foot". After breeding, they migrate to an area from southeast Asia to Australia. The species is closely related to its North American counterpart, the wandering tattler (T. incana) and is difficult to distinguish from that species. (Wikipedia, general species account).