Genus

Tringa (Shanks, tattlers, and allies)

Tringa flavipes. Photo: (c) Cedrik von Briel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tringa is a genus of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers. The genus name Tringa is the New 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.

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Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt



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