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Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Sandpipers and Allies
Marsh Sandpiper, photographed by JJ Harrison

Photo: JJ Harrison · Wikimedia · CC-BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

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About the Marsh Sandpiper

Slender pale sandpiper with a fine, needle-like bill. Note the overall slim and elegant shape, with very long and slender greenish legs: suggests a much smaller Greenshank that’s been to ballet school. In flight appears dark above with broad white stripe up middle of back; long legs project well past tail tip. Usually found singly or mixed in with other waders in varied fresh to brackish wetland habitats, usually with open water. Feeds by wading in water, picking with its bill. Repetitive mellow calls somewhat similar to Greenshank, but rather monotone and with a sharper quality.

Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made

Where it has been recorded

Recorded in 157 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.

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