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Species record

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Least ConcernCompare

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Primary Traits

FamilyScolopacidae
OrderCharadriiformes
RealmEastern Hemisphere
HabitatWetland
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

85 g

Elevation

0 m - 3,000 m

Data points

49

Images

24

Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Tringa ochropus

English name

Green Sandpiper

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Tringa

Species

ochropus

Data source

HBW3, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Eastern Hemisphere

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

51 g

Maximum unsexed mass

119 g

Average mass

85 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

3,000 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

3,000 m

Typical elevation

1,500 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Wetland

Habitat breadth

5

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.3

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Other bird's nest

Nest substrate

Ground, Tree

Minimum broods per year

1

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

3

Maximum clutch size

4

Incubating sex

Both

Minimum incubation period

20 d

Maximum incubation period

23 d

Minimum fledging period

28 d

Maximum fledging period

28 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

3.5

Average fledging period

28 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory