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Species record

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Least ConcernCompare

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Primary Traits

FamilyScolopacidae
OrderCharadriiformes
RealmEastern Hemisphere
HabitatWetland
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

67.5 g

Elevation

0 m - 1,000 m

Data points

49

Images

1

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Tringa glareola

English name

Wood Sandpiper

Order

Charadriiformes

Family

Scolopacidae

Genus

Tringa

Species

glareola

Data source

HBW3, BOTW, D07

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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-Polar

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

51 g

Maximum female mass

89 g

Minimum male mass

52 g

Maximum male mass

81 g

Minimum unsexed mass

34 g

Maximum unsexed mass

98 g

Average mass

67.5 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

1,000 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

1,000 m

Typical elevation

500 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Wetland

Habitat breadth

8

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

3

Diet specialization index

0.62

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Solitary

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Other bird's nest, Scrape

Nest substrate

Ground

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

22 d

Maximum incubation period

23 d

Minimum fledging period

28 d

Maximum fledging period

30 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

3.5

Average fledging period

29 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Migratory