Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

(T. t. totanus)

Armenian Name:	Կարմրաոտ կտցար

See Plate 28 for Common Redshank and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
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.