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Interactive effects of time and vegetation on reproductionof redshanks ( Tringa totanus) breeding in Wadden Sea salt marshes

December 27, 2011

Charadriiformes, Eurasia, science article, Scolopacidae

Redshank (Tringa totanus) Science Article 1 abstract As shown for various species, nesting waders are non-randomly distributed on wetlands and preferentially select riparian nest-sites adjacent to limnic or marine waterbodies. Studying the redshank Tringa totanus, we tested the hypotheses that, in a coastal wader species which conceals its clutch in vegetation, predation and hatching success […]

Redshank (Tringa totanus)

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June 8, 2011

Charadriiformes, Eurasia, Scolopacidae

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[order] CHARADRIIFORMES | [family] Scolopacidae | [latin] Tringa totanus | [UK] Redshank | [FR] Chevalier gambette | [DE] Rotschenkel | [ES] Archibebe Comun | [NL] Tureluur Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics Ashy brown upperparts, head and breast, streaked and spotted with black and dark brown. White […]