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Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
(T. t. totanus)
| Armenian Name: | Կարմրաոտ կտցար |
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See Plate 28 for Common Redshank and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 27-29 cm, Wing Span:59-66 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 126. |
| Description: | Orange-red base to black bill and orange-red legs. In flight, white lower back, rump, and trailing edge to upperwing. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Gray-brown densely streaked dark brown on head and underparts. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Gray above, grayish breast. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from all other sandpipers by orange-red legs and bill, and white trailing edge on upperwing. |
| Behavior: | Alert, often first to give alarm. |
| Habitat: | Lake shores, marshes. |
| Food: | Invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Shallow ground scrape. |
| Eggs: | 44 mm, 3-4, yellow-white, brown spots. |
