Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

About Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Birds
Order: Pelicans
Family: Sandpipers and Allies

The marsh sandpiper is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easternmost Europe to the Russian Far East. 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 stagnatilis is from Latin stagnum, "swamp".

Source: Wikipedia