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Intl. NamesWandering TattlerEN WanderwasserläuferDE
Local NamesKuririRR,MG,AT,MK,MT,AK,PL,TNw,MH,RK NgōririMK KuliliTNs KoliliPK,NS
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesTringa incana (accepted name)
, Heteroscelus incanus, Scolopax incana
High Tax. Eng.Vertebrate, Bird
High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.CHORDATA, c.AVES, o.Charadriiformes, f.SCOLOPACIDAE
High Tax. Ext.k.ANIMALIA, p.CHORDATA, sp.GNATHOSTOMATA, spc.TETRAPODA, c.AVES, sc.NEORNITHES, o.Charadriiformes, f.SCOLOPACIDAE
Natl. PresencePresent
Sth. PresenceRR+++MGPAT++ MMKPMTPAKPPLPMNPTKP
Nth. PresenceTN+++MHPRKPPK++++ MNSPSWP
VouchersPK2004
Local OriginNative; Migrant; Breeding elsewhere
Global RangeNative: upland Alaska (breeding); e.Australia - Pacific - e.Central America;
HabitatLand
ThreatenedNo Content
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesNo Content
IdentificationA sandpiper with short yellowish legs, a long straight bill; dark grey above and pale to white below. It has a slight pale stripe over the eye. Holds its body hunched in a horizontal position as it jogs and darts along the waterline in search of smalmore...l invertebrates. Usually territorial and solitary. When disturbed usually flies in a low arc over the water calling "tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu".
Breeding Plumage: the entire pale underside becomes covered in a filigree of narrow, dark-grey bars and stripes. The bands under the tail are wider and very conspicuous.
Breeding Plumage: the entire pale underside becomes covered in a filigree of narrow, dark-grey bars and stripes. The bands under the tail are wider and very conspicuous.
Similar SpeciesGrey Plover basically indistinguishable in non-breeding plumage. Grey has "ku-ri-ri-ri-ri" and distinctive "too-weet" calls (vs "ku-ri-ri-ri-ri" only). In breeding plumage underside barring is absent on belly and undertail (vs complete).
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Citation Information
McCormack, Gerald (2009-2017) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2017.1. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.pacificbiodiversity.net
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Audio: Call (McPherson coll.)
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