Steve Hitchcock
Grey-tailed Tattler - Tringa brevipes. Male
Grey-tailed Tattlers breed in Siberia and on passage are seen along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (the migration route to Australia). When non-breeding they are found in China, Philipines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, New Guinea, Micronesia, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.
Grey-tailed Tattlers are usually seen in small flocks on sheltered coasts with reefs and rock platforms or with intertidal mudflats.
In Australia, Grey-tailed Tattlers eat a variety of marine invertebrates, including worms, molluscs and crustaceans. In the lead-up to their migration back to Siberian breeding grounds, crabs may become a more important component of their diet.
Photographed Toorbal, Queensland, Australia.l
Grey-tailed Tattler - Tringa brevipes. Male
Grey-tailed Tattlers breed in Siberia and on passage are seen along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (the migration route to Australia). When non-breeding they are found in China, Philipines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, New Guinea, Micronesia, Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.
Grey-tailed Tattlers are usually seen in small flocks on sheltered coasts with reefs and rock platforms or with intertidal mudflats.
In Australia, Grey-tailed Tattlers eat a variety of marine invertebrates, including worms, molluscs and crustaceans. In the lead-up to their migration back to Siberian breeding grounds, crabs may become a more important component of their diet.
Photographed Toorbal, Queensland, Australia.l