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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

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Birdsong field guide

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

A slender and elegant Tringa wader characterized by its strikingly long red legs and a unique charcoal-black breeding plumage.

What it sounds like

A loud, piercing, disyllabic 'tche-wit' or 'teu-it' with a sharp rising inflection.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Ulf Elman · SwedenCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

In breeding plumage, it is the only wader in its range to appear almost entirely soot-black.
Unlike most sandpipers, it frequently swims in deep water and may 'upend' like a duck to reach aquatic prey.
The species exhibits a 'communal feeding' behavior, where groups walk in a line to flush out small fish and invertebrates.
Females often desert the nest shortly after the eggs hatch, leaving the male to undertake the majority of parental care.
Its long bill features a very subtle downward kink specifically at the tip of the lower mandible.

Habitat

Breeds in subarctic taiga bogs and marshes; winters in coastal estuaries, saltmarshes, and inland freshwater lagoons.

Range

Palearctic; breeds across northern Eurasia and winters in the Mediterranean, sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Common GreenshankTringa nebularia Common RedshankTringa totanus Gray-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca Green SandpiperTringa ochropus Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis Nordmann's GreenshankTringa guttifer

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