Grey-tailed Tattler
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Grey-tailed Tattler

Tringa brevipes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Taroko National Park
16 Verified records at Taroko National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes), also known as the Siberian tattler or Polynesian tattler, is a small shorebird in the genus Tringa. The English name for the tattlers refers to their noisy call. The genus name Tringa is the Neo-Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific brevipes is from Latin brevis, "short", and pes, "foot". This tattler breeds in northeast Siberia. After breeding, they migrate to an area from southeast Asia to Australia. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-tailed Tattler sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Common Greenshank
LC

Common Greenshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa nebularia

Insufficient data
Common Redshank
LC

Common Redshank

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tringa totanus

Insufficient data
Whimbrel
LC

Whimbrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius phaeopus

<5% · Rare
Common Sandpiper
LC

Common Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actitis hypoleucos

Insufficient data
Red-necked Stint
NT

Red-necked Stint

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris ruficollis

Insufficient data
Ruddy Turnstone
NT

Ruddy Turnstone

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arenaria interpres

Insufficient data
Terek Sandpiper
LC

Terek Sandpiper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xenus cinereus

Insufficient data
Great Knot
EN

Great Knot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris tenuirostris

Insufficient data
Sanderling
LC

Sanderling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calidris alba

Insufficient data
Eurasian Woodcock
LC

Eurasian Woodcock

Bird

Scolopax rusticola

Insufficient data
Far Eastern Curlew
EN

Far Eastern Curlew

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Numenius madagascariensis

Insufficient data
European Oystercatcher
NT

European Oystercatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haematopus ostralegus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
5 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-tailed Tattler in Taroko National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-tailed Tattler sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-tailed Tattler in Taroko National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Grey-tailed Tattler in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.

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