Green Sandpiper

Latin Name: 
Tringa ochropus
Size: 
21-24cm
Description: 

Medium-sized, dark, stocky sandpiper with relatively short green legs; white-spotted dark greenish brown upperparts; crown, neck and breast streaked more heavily in breeding adult; white eye-rings and lores; very dark underwing, visible in flight, with white rump, belly and vent, and dark banded tail diagnostic; usually solitary; shy, wary; easily overlooked.

Habitat: 
Smaller freshwater pools, small, steep-sided ditches, streams, village tanks, flooded rice-fields with cover, marshes, away from other waders.
Food: 
Crustaceans, molluscs, insects, worms.
Distribution: 
Lowlands throughout the region
Call: 
Call Description: 
Characteristic ringing call when flushed: ti-tui; twee-twee-twee; kwikkwik- kwik in alarm.
National Status: